N.M. Admin. Code § 4.12.1.12 - CONFLICT OF INTEREST

The arts commission has established a conflict of interest policy based on the Governmental Conduct Act, 10-16-1 through 10-16-18 NMSA 1978. Commission members shall not engage in any action that could be interpreted as use of position on the commission to further his own interest or the interest of any organization with which the commissioner has an influential role. Commissioners shall be familiar with and shall abide by the Governmental Conduct Act, Section 10-16-1 through 10-16-18, NMSA 1978. The policy is no commissioner or member of a commissioner's immediate family may:

A. submit an application for funds;

B. receive personal payment or benefit from NMA funds;

C. be employed by an organization requesting NMA funds;

D. submit a report or endorsement on behalf of an application with which the commissioner or a member of the commissioner's immediate family is affiliated;

E. hold a financial interest in excess of $1,000 in a business or organization doing business with the NMA;

F. self declarations: other conflicts of interest may be resolved if the commissioner declares the conflict and abstains from discussion or voting on any application or any funding category in which a real or perceived conflict exists;

G. within one year of leaving the commission, no former commissioner may submit an application to the NMA or be employed by an applicant organization;

H. some conflicts involving commissioners or former commissioners are irreconcilable and shall be resolved either by withdrawing the application or affiliation causing the conflict or by resignation from the commission; failure to comply shall cause the chair to ask for a two-thirds consensus of the commission to recommend removal of the conflicted commissioner.

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N.M. Admin. Code § 4.12.1.12

4.12.1.12 NMAC - Rp 4.12.1.12 NMAC, 11-13-2003