After the adoption and filing of a plat as required in Section 3-7-5 NMSA 1978, a board of arbitration shall be created which shall have seven members. Three of the members shall be selected as provided in Section 3-7-7 NMSA 1978; three of the members shall be selected as provided in Section 3-7-8 NMSA 1978; and one member shall be selected as provided in Section 3-7-9 NMSA 1978.
History: 1953 Comp., § 14-7-6, enacted by Laws 1965, ch. 300.
Standards for judicial review. — Applying administrative standards of review to annexation decisions made pursuant to either arbitration or commission procedures are proper. Cox v. Municipal Boundary Comm'n, 1995-NMCA-120, 120 N.M. 703, 905 P.2d 741, cert. denied, 120 N.M. 636, 904 P.2d 1061.
Structure New Mexico Statutes
Article 7 - Annexation of Territory
Section 3-7-1 - Methods of annexation.
Section 3-7-1.1 - Traditional historic community; qualifications; annexation restrictions.
Section 3-7-2 - Extension of utility service by municipality or other utility.
Section 3-7-3 - Limitation on annexation.
Section 3-7-5 - Annexation; arbitration; resolution of intent.
Section 3-7-6 - Annexation; arbitration; creation of board.
Section 3-7-8 - Annexation; arbitration; appointment of three members by municipality.
Section 3-7-9 - Annexation; arbitration; selection of seventh member; procedure; qualifications.
Section 3-7-10 - Annexation; arbitration; chairman; meetings; power of board; final determination.
Section 3-7-11 - Municipal boundary commission; purpose.
Section 3-7-13 - Contents of petition; submission to department of finance and administration.
Section 3-7-16 - Filing the order of the municipal boundary commission; annexation complete.
Section 3-7-17.1 - Annexation; certain municipalities in class A counties; procedures; limitations.