A. Upon the appointment of seven members by the governor, the commission shall organize and designate a chairman, who shall serve at the pleasure of the commission.
B. In the performance of commission functions, a majority of the appointed members shall constitute a quorum; the concurrence of a quorum majority shall be required to carry or to determine any matter of commission business.
C. Members of the commission shall receive no compensation for their services but shall be entitled to be reimbursed in accordance with the provisions of the Per Diem and Mileage Act [10-8-1 to 10-8-8 NMSA 1978].
History: 1953 Comp., § 45-5-46, enacted by Laws 1965, ch. 137, § 5; 1977, ch. 254, § 59; 2003, ch. 88, § 4.
The 2003 amendment, effective June 20, 2003, in Subsection A deleted "continuing commission" following "seven" near the beginning, and deleted "shall select and" following "majority of the" near the middle; substituted "appointed" for "continuing commission" near the middle of Subsection B; and deleted "for actual expenses incurred" following "to be reimbursed" near the middle of Subsection C.
Determination of quorum. — The rule generally is to the effect that a quorum is a certain number of the members of a body who are entitled to vote. The determination of the number for a quorum should be made on the basis of the ex-officio membership as well as the regular membership. 1960 Op. Att'y Gen. No. 60-13.
Am. Jur. 2d, A.L.R. and C.J.S. references. — 45 Am. Jur. 2d Irrigation § 61.
94 C.J.S. Waters § 320.
Structure New Mexico Statutes
Chapter 73 - Special Districts
Article 20 - Soil and Water and Watershed Conservation Districts
Section 73-20-1 - Short title.
Section 73-20-2 - Definitions.
Section 73-20-3 - Purpose of act.
Section 73-20-4 - Watershed districts; formation.
Section 73-20-7 - Presentation of petitions.
Section 73-20-8 - Hearing; notice.
Section 73-20-11 - Votes; results.
Section 73-20-11 - Votes; results. (Effective July 1, 2022.)
Section 73-20-12 - Directors; election.
Section 73-20-15 - Loans; repayments.
Section 73-20-16 - Per diem and mileage.
Section 73-20-17 - Budgets; tax levy; limitation.
Section 73-20-18 - Assessment lists.
Section 73-20-19 - Collection of assessments.
Section 73-20-20 - Expenditures.
Section 73-20-21 - Addition of land.
Section 73-20-22 - Detaching land.
Section 73-20-23 - Discontinuance of districts.
Section 73-20-23 - Discontinuance of districts. (Effective July 1, 2022.)
Section 73-20-24 - Supervision by courts.
Section 73-20-25 - Short title.
Section 73-20-26 - Legislative determination; purpose of act.
Section 73-20-27 - Definitions.
Section 73-20-28 - Soil and water conservation commission members.
Section 73-20-29 - Selection of commission chairman; quorum; compensation; function.
Section 73-20-31 - Powers and duties of department and commission.
Section 73-20-32 - Additional duties of department.
Section 73-20-33 - Soil and water conservation districts; creation.
Section 73-20-34 - Soil and water conservation districts; creation; referendum.
Section 73-20-35 - Soil and water conservation districts; organization.
Section 73-20-36 - Soil and water conservation districts; modification of existing districts.
Section 73-20-37 - District supervisors; election and appointment; new districts.
Section 73-20-38 - District supervisors; election and appointment; organized districts.
Section 73-20-39 - Election of supervisors; district zones.
Section 73-20-40 - Selection of supervisor chairman; quorum; compensation.
Section 73-20-41 - Powers and duties of supervisors.
Section 73-20-42 - Removal of supervisors.
Section 73-20-43 - Perpetuation of districts; continuity of commission and supervisors.
Section 73-20-44 - Districts; description; general powers of districts.
Section 73-20-45 - Specific powers of districts.
Section 73-20-46 - District assessments.
Section 73-20-46.1 - Assessments; limitations.
Section 73-20-47 - Cooperation between districts.