The elective officers of the town are:
A.
The
mayor;
B.
Four
(4) members of the governing body forming the town council, also known
as councilors; and
C.
The
municipal judge.
(Ordinance 18-01 adopted 2018)
Any officer elected or appointed to fill any vacant elected
town office shall take an oath or affirmation to support the Constitution
of the United States, the Constitution and laws of the State of New
Mexico, and to faithfully perform the duties of said office.
(Ordinance 18-01 adopted 2018)
The town council may declare vacant the office of any person
who fails, within ten (10) days after he or she has been notified
of his or her election or appointment to office, to take the oath
of office as required.
(Ordinance 18-01 adopted 2018)
Compensation for the mayor, mayor pro tem, and council members
is authorized by section 3-10-3, New Mexico Statutes Annotated, 1978,
as amended. The mayor and members of the town council who shall be
elected to office at the regular municipal election for office to
be held on March 3, 1998, and those elected or appointed thereafter,
shall be compensated for their services to the municipality as follows:
A.
The
annual compensation of the mayor shall be one hundred sixty percent
(160%) of the authorized annual salary of an elected county commissioner
of a class B county as provided in section 4-44-4.1 New Mexico Statutes
Annotated, as amended.
B.
The
annual compensation of each member of the town council shall be eighty
percent (80%) of the authorized annual salary of an elected county
commissioner of a class B county as provided in section 4-44-4.1 New
Mexico Statutes Annotated, as amended.
C.
In addition
to the above enumerated salaries, compensation for the mayor and council
members shall include those benefits, including travel allowances
under the Per Diem and Mileage Act, as are afforded other town employees
and as may be provided by law, ordinance, or town policy. Compensation
shall be prorated and paid on a biweekly basis.
(Ordinance 18-01 adopted 2018)
