New Mexico Administrative Code
Title 21 - AGRICULTURE AND RANCHING
Chapter 25 - AGRICULTURAL MARKETING, PROCESSING AND INSPECTION
Part 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS
Section 21.25.1.8 - OFFICERS - ELECTION - DUTIES

A. Election of Officers. The council shall at its annual meeting elect a chairman, vice chairman, secretary, and other officers, as it deems necessary, from among its members.

B. Eligibility. Any member of the council is eligible as an officer except ex-officio members. Ex-officio members have no voting rights.

C. Tenure and Vacancy. Each officer of the council shall be elected for a one-year term and shall not serve in that office for more than two consecutive terms. Any vacancy shall be filled by election at the next council meeting. Election to a vacant office shall be for the unexpired term of the vacancy.

D. Duties of the Chairman. The council chairman shall perform the duties stated in Section 6 of the Act, Section 77-2A-6 NMSA 1978 as amended. The chairman shall preside at council meetings and shall be vested with the same (moving and voting) privileges accorded any other member. The chairman shall sign the official Minutes of all meetings after the council has approved same. The chairman shall perform such other duties as may be stated in these regulations, the law, and as may be set by the council.

E. Duties of the Vice Chairman. In the absence or incapacity of the chairman, the vice chairman shall assume the duties of the chairman. The vice chairman shall perform such other duties as may be stated in these regulations, the law, and as may be set by the council.

F. Duties of the Secretary. The secretary shall sign the draft Minutes of the council meetings. The secretary shall sign, together with the chairman, council Minutes when officially approved. The secretary shall perform such other duties as the council may direct.

G. Bond. All council members, and employees who receive and disburse council funds, shall be bonded.