The board of county commissioners shall meet, after notice as required by law for meetings of public bodies, at the county seat of each county at quarterly meetings in January, April, July and October in each year and at such other times within the prescribed county as in the opinion of the board the public interests may require. Meetings other than quarterly meetings may be held in the municipality with the largest population concentration in the county, and meetings concerning matters of local interest only may be held in the community affected. All meetings shall be held in a public building owned be [by] the state, county or public schools.
History: Laws 1876, ch. 1, § 11; C.L. 1884, § 343; C.L. 1897, § 662; Code 1915, § 1194; C.S. 1929, § 33-4208; 1941 Comp., § 15-3507; 1953 Comp., § 15-37-7; Laws 1975, ch. 30, § 1; 1981, ch. 81, § 1.
Bracketed material. — The bracketed material was inserted by the compiler and is not part of the law.
Cross references. — For duties of county clerk as clerk of board of county commissioners, see 4-40-3 to 4-40-6 NMSA 1978.
For examination by board of canceled orders, see 4-45-7 NMSA 1978.
For meetings of policy-making bodies, see 10-15-1 to 10-15-4 NMSA 1978.
Election of chairman. — This section and 4-38-10 NMSA 1978 in essence provide that at its first meeting in the January following its election, a board of county commissioners shall elect a chairman to serve as such during his term of office. 1969 Op. Att'y Gen. No. 69-110.
Authority to call special meetings. — The two commissioners other than the chairman most certainly possess the authority to call special meetings. So far as the chairman is concerned, his power is no greater and no less than the authority possessed by his fellow county commissioners. 1959 Op. Att'y Gen. No. 59-204.
County seat as "designated post of duty". — The "designated post of duty" (as referred to in 10-8-4 NMSA 1978) of a county commissioner for purposes of per diem and mileage rates is established by reference to this section at the county seat. 1988 Op. Att'y Gen. No. 88-65.
Am. Jur. 2d, A.L.R. and C.J.S. references. — 56 Am. Jur. 2d Municipal Corporations, Counties, and Other Political Subdivisions §§ 136 to 158.
20 C.J.S. Counties §§ 79 to 81.
Structure New Mexico Statutes
Article 38 - Board of County Commissioners
Section 4-38-1 - [Exercise of county powers.]
Section 4-38-2 - Members; quorum.
Section 4-38-3 - Residence in districts; period for districting; election at large.
Section 4-38-6 - Election; term.
Section 4-38-7 - [Holding office until successor is qualified.]
Section 4-38-11 - [Chairman; powers and duties.]
Section 4-38-12 - [Seal; sessions to be public; rules and regulations.]
Section 4-38-13 - [Powers; property belonging to county.]
Section 4-38-13.1 - County equipment and property; permitted uses.
Section 4-38-13.2 - Legislative findings; community value.
Section 4-38-14 - [County appropriation for state fair authorized.]
Section 4-38-15 - [Agent of county having charge of county exhibit at state fair; appointment.]
Section 4-38-16 - [Accounts; county buildings; taxation.]
Section 4-38-17 - Tax levy for county general purposes; allocation.
Section 4-38-17.1 - Tax levies authorization; procedures; health purposes.
Section 4-38-18 - [Management in general.]
Section 4-38-24 - Powers over highways.
Section 4-38-26 - [Streets in unincorporated county seats.]
Section 4-38-27 - [Receipts and expenditures; publication of report.]
Section 4-38-28 - [Payments without authority; liability of commissioners.]
Section 4-38-29 - [Approving unauthorized account; penalty; recovery of money.]
Section 4-38-30 - [Neglect of duty; penalty.]
Section 4-38-31 - [Establishment of airports.]
Section 4-38-32 - Eminent domain power for acquiring airports.
Section 4-38-33 - [Eminent domain power over land contiguous and adjacent to airport.]
Section 4-38-34 - [Joint county-municipal operation of airports.]
Section 4-38-35 - [Federal aid for airports; gifts.]
Section 4-38-36 - [Power to issue bonds for airports.]
Section 4-38-37 - [Procedure for issuing bonds for airports.]
Section 4-38-38 - Creation of county advisory boards.
Section 4-38-39 - Duties of board.
Section 4-38-40 - Executive committee.