New Mexico Administrative Code
Title 10 - PUBLIC SAFETY AND LAW ENFORCEMENT
Chapter 4 - DISTRICT ATTORNEYS
Part 3 - COMPENSATION PLAN
Section 10.4.3.9 - NEW EMPLOYEE'S ENTRANCE SALARY
Current through Register Vol. 35, No. 18, September 24, 2024
A. A district attorney may pay a newly hired employee from the minimum rate to the midpoint of the salary range of the appointed class. The salary placement above the minimum rate must be based on the following documented assessments:
B. The district attorney must base salary placement above the midpoint on documented assessment of the new employee's relevant education, experience, salary history, review of salaries of current employees performing the same job, qualifications and other relevant factors. In such cases, the district attorney, subject to fund availability, may pay the new employee at any rate up to fifteen percent (15%) above the midpoint compensation rate with the prior approval of the board.