Section 9. Board Officers/Terms Of Office

Officers of the board shall consist of a president, vice president and a secretary who shall be elected from the board membership. The president shall preside over all board meetings and in his/her absence the vice-president shall preside and in the absence of both the president and the vice-president then the secretary shall preside. The terms of officers shall be for one year and they shall be elected at the annual meeting of the board. An officer may be reelected to the same position or elected to fill another position as an officer of the board. Any officer of the board shall serve in the capacity to which the officer was elected until written notification of the replacement is filed with the board pursuant to Section 10 [now 2.81.1.10 NMAC] of this Rule or until the member resigns their position as an officer of the board, or until authorized written notification of a change of a board member is filed with the NMRHCA by the proper person or entity. [6-15-98; 2.81.1.9 NMAC - Rn, 2 NMAC 81.1.9, 12-30-02] 2.81.1.10 NOTIFICATION OF APPOINTMENT AND REMOVAL OF BOARD MEMBERS AND ALTERNATES: Employment as the education retirement director, executive secretary of the public employees retirement association, or the swearing in of the state treasurer shall automatically constitute positions or offices. They may select designees who shall serve at the pleasure of the person holding the position or office. Other members of the board shall not be authorized to appoint alternates/designees to the board. The remaining board members shall serve at the pleasure of the person or entity authorized to select the board member. The board member shall assume office at the time the selecting person or entity files written notification of the appointment of the board member or designee at the offices of the NMRHCA. The written notice shall contain the name, title, business address and business and home telephone number of the board member or designee he pleasure of the person or entity authorized to select the board member. The board member shall assume office at the time the selecting person or entity files written notification of the appointment of the board member or designee at the offices of the NMRHCA. The written notice shall contain the name, title, business address and business and home telephone number of the board member or designee. Ex officio board members and their designees shall only serve as board members during the ex officio board member's period of employment or election in the capacity employed or elected. Each remaining board member or designee shall only serve until authorized written notification of a change is filed with the NMRHCA. 2.81.1 NMAC 1