New Mexico Administrative Code
Title 16 - OCCUPATIONAL AND PROFESSIONAL LICENSING
Chapter 43 - HOISTING OPERATORS
Part 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS
Section 16.43.1.13 - HOISTING OPERATORS LICENSURE EXAMINING COUNCIL
Current through Register Vol. 35, No. 18, September 24, 2024
A. Establishment of council:The hoisting operators licensure examining council is established in accordance with (Section 60-15-14 NMSA 1978).
B. Elections:At the first council meeting of each calendar year, the council shall elect, by majority vote of the members present, the following officers: chair, vice-chair, and secretary. No officer shall be elected more than twice in succession to the same office. If an officer leaves the council for any reason, a successor officer shall be elected, by majority vote of the members present at the next meeting of the council, to serve the remainder of the term. Any member absent from three consecutive regularly scheduled council meetings shall be deemed to have resigned from the council.
C. Compensation:Council members may be reimbursed as provided in the Per Diem and Mileage Act, Sections 10-8-1 to -8 NMSA 1978, and shall receive no other compensation, perquisite, or allowance.
D. Meetings:The council shall meet no less than quarterly. A meeting shall be convened at the request of the department, call of the chair, or upon written request addressed to the chair of two (2) council members. Meetings shall be held in compliance with the requirements of the Open Meetings Act (10-15-1 to -4 NMSA 1978). A quorum shall consist of at least half of the duly appointed commissioners at the time of a meeting.
E. Telephone attendance:If it is difficult or impossible for a member of the council to attend a meeting in person, the member may participate through a telephone conference. Each council member participating by telephone conference must be identified when speaking, all participants must be able to hear each other at the same time, and members of the public attending the meeting must be able to hear any member of the council who speaks during the meeting.
F. Public records:The council and department shall comply with the Inspection of Public Records Act, (Sections 14-2-1 to -12 NMSA 1978). The council's administrator shall be the custodian of the council's records.
G Duties:In addition to obligations under Section 60-15-14(B), duties of the council shall include: