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Home » US Law » 2021 New Mexico Statutes » Chapter 3 - Municipalities » Article 13 - Clerk, Police Officer, Manager; Duties

Section 3-13-1 – Clerk; duties.

A. The clerk of the municipality shall: (1) keep in custody all minutes, ordinances and resolutions approved by the governing body; (2) attend all meetings of the governing body; (3) record all proceedings, ordinances and resolutions of the governing body; and (4) upon request, furnish copies of municipal records. The clerk may charge a reasonable […]

Section 3-13-2 – Police officers.

A. The police officer of a municipality shall: (1) execute and return all writs and process as directed by the municipal judge of the municipality employing the police officer; (2) execute and return all criminal process as directed by the municipal judge of any incorporated municipality in the state if the criminal process arises out […]

Section 3-13-3 – Appointment of manager; duties and qualifications.

The governing body of any municipality having a population of one thousand or more persons may provide for a manager either by ordinance or by an election to be called by the governing body upon the filing of a petition containing the signatures of at least ten percent of the registered voters in the municipality. […]

Section 3-13-4 – Municipality may establish a merit system; provisions constitute part of an employment contract.

A. Any municipality may establish by ordinance a merit system for the hiring, promotion, discharge and general regulation of municipal employees. The ordinance may contain reasonable restrictions or prohibitions on political activities which are deemed detrimental to the merit system thereby established. The ordinance may provide for a personnel board or personnel officer to: (1) […]