A. The county treasurer shall proceed to collect all taxes assessed against persons or property within the combined municipal organization prior to the effective date of the consolidation, in the same manner as if no consolidation had occurred. When the combined municipal organization becomes operative, all county officers shall deliver to the proper officer of the combined municipal organization designated in the charter to receive the same, all money, property, books and records of the respective offices.
B. After the combined municipal organization becomes operative, budgets for its government and operation shall be made in the same manner, subject to the same limitations as provided by law for budgets of cities and counties. From said date property shall be assessed for taxes and taxes levied and collected thereon by the combined municipal organization in the same manner and subject to the same limitations as provided by law for assessment, levy and collection of taxes in cities and counties including the procedure for collection of delinquent taxes.
C. After the combined municipal organization becomes operative, each officer of the organization designated by the charter to assume the powers and duties in whole or in part of the county officer or city officer whom he supersedes, shall have all of the rights, powers and duties respectively imposed by law upon the superseded county officer or city officer, and the exercise and performance of the functions when done shall be valid and of the same force and effect as if done by the officer superseded.
History: 1953 Comp., ยง 14-15-18, enacted by Laws 1965, ch. 300.
Structure New Mexico Statutes
Article 16 - Combined Municipal Organizations
Section 3-16-1 - Combined city-county municipal corporations; definitions.
Section 3-16-2 - Combined organization; charter committee; proposed charter; election; ballots.
Section 3-16-3 - Approval of charter at election; legislative body for combined organization.
Section 3-16-4 - Charter; contents.
Section 3-16-5 - Date for commencing operation of new organization; disapproval of charter; effect.
Section 3-16-6 - Powers of combined organization.
Section 3-16-7 - County officers at time of city and county consolidation; duties.
Section 3-16-9 - Municipal judges to be provided for in charter.
Section 3-16-10 - Pending cases in courts not to be affected by consolidation.
Section 3-16-11 - Probate judges and district judges at time of consolidation; effect.
Section 3-16-12 - Real and personal property taxes; assessment, levy and collection.
Section 3-16-13 - Books and records of combined organization; filing of instruments.
Section 3-16-15 - Continuation of prosecutions, ordinances, rights, privileges and franchises.
Section 3-16-16 - City and county property vests in combined organization.
Section 3-16-17 - Substitution of combined organization in pending court proceedings.