A commissioner of an authority may be removed by the mayor, but only for inefficiency, neglect of duty or misconduct in office and only after the commissioner has been given a copy of the charges at least ten days prior to the hearing on the charges and has had an opportunity to be heard in person or by counsel. In the event of the removal of any commissioner by the mayor, a record of the proceedings, together with the charges and findings, shall be filed in the office of the clerk. Commissioners may be removed for cause based on noncompliance with housing program regulations.
History: 1953 Comp., § 14-46-7, enacted by Laws 1965, ch. 300; 2009, ch. 226, § 7.
The 2009 amendment, effective April 7, 2009, added the last sentence.
Structure 2021 New Mexico Statutes
Article 45 - Municipal Housing
Section 3-45-1 - Municipal Housing Law; short title.
Section 3-45-2 - Finding and declaration of necessity.
Section 3-45-5 - Creation of authority.
Section 3-45-6 - Prohibited actions.
Section 3-45-7 - Removal of commissioners.
Section 3-45-8 - Eminent domain.
Section 3-45-9 - Operation not for profit.
Section 3-45-10 - Sales, rentals and tenant selection.
Section 3-45-12 - Form and sale of bonds; interest on certain obligations.
Section 3-45-13 - Provisions of bonds and trust indentures.
Section 3-45-14 - Construction of bond provisions.
Section 3-45-15 - Certification of attorney general.
Section 3-45-16 - Remedies of an obligee.
Section 3-45-17 - Additional remedies conferrable to an obligee.
Section 3-45-18 - Exemption of property from execution sale.
Section 3-45-19 - Exemption of property from taxation.
Section 3-45-20 - Aid from state or federal government.
Section 3-45-21 - Cooperation in undertaking housing projects or affordable housing programs.
Section 3-45-22 - Procedure for exercising powers.
Section 3-45-23 - Supplemental nature of the Municipal Housing Law.
Section 3-45-24 - Housing bonds; legal investments; security; negotiable.