N.M. Admin. Code § 6.50.1.8

Current through Register Vol. 35, No. 24, December 23, 2024

Section 6.50.1.8 - COMMUNITY RELATIONS

A. The board recognizes its responsibility to the public to provide information concerning all of its actions, its policies, and details of its educational and business operations. In recognition of this responsibility the board shall:

(1) open to the public all regular, special and emergency meetings of the authority's board of directors and board standing committees with notice consistent with the Open Meetings Act, Section 10-15-1 et seq. NMSA 1978 and the resolution adopted by the board governing open meetings;

(2) adopt an annual budget at an open public meeting announced publicly in advance;

(3) provide annual reports of financial and operational activities to members and to the public upon payment of reasonable copying costs pursuant to the Inspection of Public Records Act, Section 14-2-1 et seq. NMSA 1978; and

(4) inform the public of authority matters through appropriate public news media, authority publications and an informational website.

B. The board recognizes that constructive study, discussion and active participation by citizens are necessary to promote the best possible programs of insurance in the community. The board shall do the following to encourage this participation.

(1) The board shall invite participating entities to assist individually or in groups in matters of concern to the authority.

(2) The board shall select, from time to time, committees to serve as study groups to investigate concerns. Each committee shall be appointed by the board for a specific purpose and, after final reports have been completed, shall be dissolved. The function of such committees shall not extend beyond that of study and recommendation as the board shall not delegate its responsibility for discretionary action to any such group.

(3) The board shall encourage participation by school districts, charter schools, other educational entities, employees of educational institutions and interested citizens.

C. Members of the public are entitled to inspect and make copies of public documents of the authority in accordance with the Inspection of Public Records Act, Section 14-2-1 et seq. NMSA 1978.

N.M. Admin. Code § 6.50.1.8

10/31/86, 11/4/88, 3/22/93; 6.50.1.8 NMAC - Rn, 6 NMAC 50.1.8, 7/15/2004, Adopted, New Mexico Register, Volume XXV, Issue 16, August 29, 2014, eff. 9/1/2014, Amended by New Mexico Register, Volume XXXV, Issue 23, December 10, 2024, eff. 12/10/2024