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§ 3-14-12 NMSA 1978

Powers vested in commission; duties of commission

1953 Comp., § 14-13-12, enacted by Laws 1965, ch. 300; 1978 Comp., § 3-14-12, 2025, ch. 40, § 12.

A. All powers of the municipality are vested in the commission. The commission shall:

(1) pass all ordinances and other measures conducive to the welfare of the municipality;

(2) perform all acts required for the general welfare of the municipality;

(3) in addition to the office of manager, create all offices necessary for the proper carrying on of the work of the municipality; and

(4) have the authority to cross-commission public safety officers by resolution; provided that the resolution shall be renewed at each subsequent meeting of the commission as necessary.

B. The commission shall appoint a manager and shall hold the manager responsible for the proper and efficient administration of the municipal government.

Official source: NMOneSource (New Mexico Compilation Commission). Reproduced from public-domain New Mexico statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.