HOUSE BILL 18

52nd legislature - STATE OF NEW MEXICO - second session, 2016

INTRODUCED BY

Stephanie Garcia Richard and Steven P. Neville

AN ACT

RELATING TO H CLASS COUNTIES; REVISING SALARY STRUCTURE FOR COUNTY EMPLOYEES; INCREASING SALARIES FOR FULL-TIME COUNTY EMPLOYEES.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF NEW MEXICO:

     SECTION 1. Section 4-44-14 NMSA 1978 (being Laws 1955, Chapter 4, Section 2, as amended) is amended to read:

     "4-44-14. H CLASS COUNTIES--SALARIES AND EXPENSES.--

          A. Officers elected or appointed in a county of the H class to an office that is designated as part-time shall receive no more than the following annual salaries:

                (1) county commissioners, thirteen thousand seven hundred seventy-seven dollars ($13,777);

                (2) treasurer, six thousand eight hundred eighty-nine dollars ($6,889);

                (3) assessor, six thousand eight hundred eighty-nine dollars ($6,889);

                (4) sheriff, six thousand eight hundred eighty-nine dollars ($6,889);

                (5) county clerk, six thousand eight hundred eighty-nine dollars ($6,889); and

                (6) probate judge, four thousand thirty-one dollars ($4,031).

          B. Officers who are elected or appointed in a county of the H class to an office that is designated as full-time shall receive no more than the following annual salaries:

                (1) treasurer, sixty-five thousand eight hundred fifty-five dollars ($65,855);

                (2) assessor, sixty-five thousand eight hundred fifty-five dollars ($65,855);

                (3) sheriff, sixty-eight thousand six hundred fifty-four dollars ($68,654); and

                (4) county clerk, sixty-five thousand eight hundred fifty-five dollars ($65,855).

          C. The governing body of an H class county shall designate whether the office of treasurer, assessor, sheriff or county clerk is part-time or full-time; provided, however, that no change in designation shall take effect until the first day of the term of an elected county official who takes office after the designation is approved.

          [B.] D. The governing body of an H class county shall provide for salaries for the elected officials of the county pursuant to Section 4-44-12.3 NMSA 1978."

     SECTION 2. EFFECTIVE DATE.--The effective date of the provisions of this act is July 1, 2016.

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