Current through Register Vol. 35, No. 18, September 24, 2024
A. The board shall
act as a whole in all administrative, financial and personnel matters and any
other activity not specifically related to the practices of engineering or
surveying.
B. The board shall
appoint an executive director who shall serve at the pleasure of the
board.
C. The chair of the board
shall preside at all meetings; shall appoint all committees; shall sign all
certificates of licensure, vouchers and other official documents; and shall
otherwise perform all duties pertaining to the office of the chair.
D. The vice-chair shall, in the absence or
incapacity of the chair, exercise the duties and shall possess all the powers
of the chair.
E. The secretary of
the board shall co-sign all certificates of licensure and in the absence or
incapacity of the chair and vice-chair, exercise the duties and shall possess
all the powers of the chair.
F. The
executive director shall perform and supervise the following for the board and
professional engineering and professional surveying committees:
(1) conduct and care for all correspondence
in the name of the board, the professional engineering committee and the
professional surveying committee;
(2) record and file all applications,
certificates of licensure, examinations, licenses and revocations for both
professional engineering and professional surveying committees;
(3) prepare and submit to the board, at the
first meeting of each fiscal year for review and approval, an annual report of
board activities and statistics for the preceding fiscal year, including a
financial report; prepare the approved annual report for transmittal to the
governor;
(4) keep a record of all
meetings of the board and committees and maintain a proper account of the
business of the board; a draft of the meetings' minutes shall be provided to
each member for comment within 10 working days after each meeting; a final
draft shall be provided to each board member at the next meeting for final
approval;
(5) receive and account
for all funds and transfer same to state treasurer within 24 hours of receipt;
authorize and approve payment by department of finance and administration
invoices and vouchers for only those expenditures included in the board's
approved operating budget;
(6)
present and submit to the board at the first meeting of each fiscal year a
financial report prepared by the rules of generally accepted accounting
principles as of the preceding June 30th, such report to include the reporting
of the transactions of the board during the preceding fiscal year, and a
complete statement of the receipts, expenses and expenditures of the board;
upon being approved by the board, shall be included in the annual report and
submitted to the governor;
(7)
receive and review licensure applications for completeness for consideration by
the respective committees;
(8)
schedule and arrange for the administration of written examinations provided
for in the Engineering and Surveying Practice Act, content of which having been
approved by the board or respective professional engineering or professional
surveying committees; when requested by the applicant, the director shall make
reasonable accommodations for the testing of an applicant with a certified
disability in accordance with the provisions of the Americans with Disabilities
Act and who meets the minimum qualifications in the Engineering and Surveying
Practice Act and these rules; when necessary qualified assistance, approved by
the board, may be retained for conduct of examinations;
(9) prepare and maintain a current roster on
the board's website, and furnish copies to the pubic upon request and payment
of a fee as determined by the board; in accordance with Section
61-23-13
NMSA 1978;
(10) prepare and
maintain a current roster of business entities with an affidavit identifying
the authorized company officer and the professional engineer or professional
surveyor or both who is employed by the business entity and in the responsible
charge;
(11) provide one week in
advance of each meeting, drafts of the agenda of the meeting to each member of
the board;
(12) publish an annual
newsletter at a minimum;
(13)
direct investigations of any alleged violations or infringements of the
Engineering and Surveying Practice Act; a written report covering status of
protest actions and alleged violations shall be presented to the appropriate
committee at each meeting; this may be in the form of appropriate commentary
recorded in the minutes, supported by a separate file on the case; when
necessary, qualified assistance, approved by the board, may be retained for
conduct of investigations;
(14)
file formal disciplinary actions upon approval by the board with the
appropriate jurisdiction for prosecution of alleged violations of the act and
the board's rules.
