HOUSE BILL 525

51st legislature - STATE OF NEW MEXICO - first session, 2013

INTRODUCED BY

Yvette Herrell

AN ACT

RELATING TO COMMUNITY ASSISTANCE; INCREASING THE NUMBER OF MEMBERS ON THE NEW MEXICO COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL.

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

     SECTION 1. Section 11-6-4 NMSA 1978 (being Laws 1977, Chapter 299, Section 4, as amended) is amended to read:

     "11-6-4. NEW MEXICO COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL--ESTABLISHED--APPOINTMENT--TERMS--OFFICERS.--

          A. The "New Mexico community development council" is created.

          B. The council shall consist of:

                (1) the secretary of finance and administration or a member of [his] the secretary's staff designated by [him] the secretary;

                (2) the governor or a member of [his] the governor's staff designated by [him] the governor;

                (3) the secretary of health [and environment] or a member of [his] the secretary's staff designated by [him] the secretary;

                (4) the secretary of environment or a member of the secretary's staff designated by the secretary;

                (5) the secretary of economic development or a member of the secretary's staff designated by the secretary;

                [(4)] (6) the lieutenant governor or a member of [his] the lieutenant governor's staff designated by [him] the lieutenant governor; and

                [(5)] (7) seven members appointed by the governor. Appointments shall be made for three-year terms expiring on January 1 of the appropriate year. Each of the following districts shall be represented by one member who shall reside in that district:

                     (a) district one: San Juan, McKinley and Cibola counties;

                     (b) district two: Rio Arriba, Santa Fe, Taos, Los Alamos, Colfax, Mora and San Miguel counties;

                     (c) district three: Bernalillo, Sandoval, Torrance and Valencia counties;

                     (d) district four: Union, Harding, Quay, Guadalupe, DeBaca, Roosevelt and Curry counties;

                     (e) district five: Catron, Hidalgo, Luna and Grant counties;

                     (f) district six: Lincoln, Otero, Chaves, Eddy and Lea counties; and

                     (g) district seven: Sierra, Dona Ana and Socorro counties.

Appointment of the two additional members provided for in the 1984 amendment to this subsection shall be for terms expiring on January 1, 1986 and January 1, 1987, and thereafter for three years.

          C. An appointed member's term may be terminated by the governor for good cause shown.

          D. Appointed members shall serve [in office] until their successors are appointed unless sooner removed according to law. If a vacancy occurs in the office of an [approved] appointed member by death, resignation or otherwise, the governor shall appoint a successor to serve for the balance of the unexpired term.

          E. The governor shall select one member to be [chairman] chair of the council. The council shall select such other officers as it deems necessary."

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