N.M. Code R. § 7.7.4.10 – Officers of the Board of Trustees

A. The officers of the board of trustees shall be a chair, a vice-chair and a secretary-treasurer, all of whom shall be elected by a majority vote at a regular board meeting. Elections shall be conducted at an annual meeting to the held during the month of July, unless necessitated by vacancies on the board. Should the term of appointment for a member-officer expire and a new member be appointed; should a member-officer resign his position as board member by tendering his resignation; or should a member-officer be removed from office on the board, the board shall conduct an election to fill the office of such member-officer for the remaining term of his or her office.
B. The chair shall call and preside at all meetings. The chair may approve the meeting agenda in consultation with the chief executive officer of the medical center and shall be available for consultation with the chief executive officer on request. The vice-chair shall act as chair in the absence of the chair and, when so acting, shall have all the powers and authority of such office. The secretary-treasurer shall act as chair in the absence of both the chair and vice-chair and, when so acting, shall have all the powers and authority of such office. The chair shall have such additional powers and duties as may be prescribed elsewhere in the by-laws or established by resolution or policy of the board. The secretary-treasurer shall act as custodian of all records and reports of the board of trustees and shall be responsible for the keeping and reporting of adequate records of all transactions and the minutes of all meetings of the board of trustees.
[Recompiled 10/31/01]