The officers of the commission shall be a chair, who shall serve at the pleasure of the governor, and a vice-chairman and a secretary, who shall be elected at the annual meeting in November by a majority vote of the commission members present.

1. A. The vice-chair and secretary shall take office at the annual meeting at which they are elected.
2. B. The chair shall preside at all meetings and shall appoint the chairs and members of all committees including the planning and budget committee, subject to ratification by a majority of the commissioners present at the next regular meeting of the commission following such appointment. The chair shall also perform all procedural duties as guided by parliamentary procedure.
3. C. The vice-chair shall, in the event of the absence or incapacity of the chair, exercise all powers and duties of the chair during such absence or incapacity.
4. D. The secretary shall, with the assistance of the NMA staff, call the roll at each commission meeting and shall cause the minutes of each meeting to be kept.
5. E. The commission may, by a two-thirds majority of the commissioners present at a regular meeting of the commission, recommend to the governor that the commission chair be removed from office when, in the judgment of such two-thirds majority, the chair has committed nonfeasance (failure to act when there is a duty), misfeasance (negligence), or malfeasance (performance that was improper or illegal).
6. F. The commission may, by a two-thirds majority vote at any regular meeting, remove the vice-chair or secretary from that office where such action is, in its judgment, in the best interests of the commission.
7. G. The chair may fill a vacancy in the office of vice-chair or secretary by appointment until the next regular meeting of the commission.

[4.12.1.13 NMAC - Rp 4.12.1.13 NMAC, 11-13-2003]