Current through Register Vol. 35, No. 18, September 24, 2024
A. The
executive director shall be appointed by and hold office at the pleasure of the
board. The executive director shall receive such annual compensation as set by
the board. In addition, the executive director shall be reimbursed for actual,
reasonable, and necessary expenses incurred in the performance of official
duties and in accordance with 2.42.2 NMAC. The performance of the executive
director shall be reviewed annually by the board.
B. Executive director authority. The
executive director shall be the administrative head of the authority under the
direction of the board. The executive director shall be responsible for the
efficient administration of affairs of the authority with the authority to:
(1) enforce rules and regulations and ensure
that contracts, permits, leases and any other privileges are
enforced;
(2) control, order, and
give directions and guidance to subordinate employees;
(3) hire, remove, promote, demote and
establish the proper classification of employees, subject to all applicable
resolutions, rules, and regulations;
(4) direct, supervise and monitor daily
business and aerospace operations;
(5) ensure the agency complies with all
local, state and federal laws, ordinances and regulations required to maintain
an active spaceport launch and/or reentry license, as applicable;
(6) lead, manage, operate and grow a sales,
marketing, and business development team capable of attracting spaceport
customers and projects, programs and undertakings suitable for Spaceport
America;
(7) work with customers
and other federal and state agencies on aerospace operations with an
understanding of scheduling issues, range instrumentation requirements (radar,
weather, telemetry), and radiofrequency spectrum usage and
deconfliction
(8) plan, develop,
operate, maintain and manage spaceport infrastructure and utilities facilities
in an efficient and effective manner;
(9) establish and manage operational and
capital investment budgets;
(10)
attend board meetings, unless excused by the chair, and recommend to the board
measures and resolutions;
(11) keep
the board fully advised as to the financial condition and needs of the
authority;
(12) ensure all
materials used by the board for the execution of official business, including
agendas, minutes, resolutions, and other materials presented to the board are
preserved, filed, organized and accessible as Spaceport America records and,
where appropriate, published on the Spaceport America website.
(13) take any other action consistent with
the Spaceport Development Act, Sections
58-31-1, et seq., NMSA 1978 the
statutes governing the relationship between executive departments and
administratively attached agencies, Sections
10-9-1, et seq. NMSA 1978, the
State Personnel Act, Sections
10-9-1 to
10-9-25 NMSA 1978 and the rules
and regulations contained in 1.7.1 NMAC.
C. The board and its members shall deal with
the administrative services of the authority only through the executive
director. Except for the purpose of inquiry, board members shall not give
orders or instructions to any subordinate of the executive director. The
executive director shall take orders and instructions from the board only when
sitting in a duly convened meeting of the board, and no individual board member
shall give any orders or instructions to the executive director.
D. The board shall assist the executive
director in administering the affairs of the authority efficiently and
harmoniously.
