N.M. Admin. Code § 1.8.1.18 - COMMISSION MEETINGS

The time, location, and format of commission meetings is determined in accordance with this section.

A. Time, place, and duration. The commission chair, in consultation with the director, shall determine the time, place, format, and duration of commission meetings necessary to conduct the commission's business.

B. Executive Session. Upon motion and vote of a quorum, the commission may enter into a closed, executive session to discuss matters that are confidential under the State Ethics Commission Act, Section 10-16G-1 NMSA 1978, and as otherwise permitted by the Open Meetings Act, Section 10-15-1 NMSA 1978.

C. Virtual meetings. With the consent of the commission chair, the commission may meet virtually via web or teleconference. In the event the commission meets virtually, the meeting should occur on a platform that allows members of the public to observe and participate. At a virtual or telephonic meeting, each commissioner participating shall be identified when speaking and all meeting participants and members of the public attending must be able to hear every person who speaks during the meeting. The commission staff shall record virtual meetings and make the recordings (except for recordings of closed executive sessions) available for public inspection.

D. Attendance by individual commissioners. An individual commissioner may attend a physical commission meeting virtually, through telephone phone or web conference provided that each commissioner participating by conference telephone can be identified when speaking, and those attending may hear every person who speaks during the meeting.

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N.M. Admin. Code § 1.8.1.18

Amended and Renumbered from 1.8.1.14 by New Mexico Register, Volume XXXIV, Issue 12, June 27, 2023, eff. 7/1/2023