N.M. Code R. § 18.61.3.23

Current through Register Vol. 35, No. 11, June 11, 2024

Section 18.61.3.23 - EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

A. The executive director shall be appointed by and hold office at the pleasure of the board. The executive director shall receive such annual compensation as set by the board. In addition, the executive director shall be reimbursed for actual, reasonable, and necessary expenses incurred in the performance of official duties and in accordance with 2.42.2 NMAC. The performance of the executive director shall be reviewed annually by the board.

B. Executive director authority. The executive director shall be the administrative head of the authority under the direction of the board. The executive director shall be responsible for the efficient administration of affairs of the authority with the authority to:

(1) enforce rules and regulations and ensure that contracts, permits, leases and any other privileges are enforced;

(2) control, order, and give directions and guidance to subordinate employees;

(3) hire, remove, promote, demote and establish the proper classification of employees, subject to all applicable resolutions, rules, and regulations;

(4) direct, supervise and monitor daily business and aerospace operations;

(5) ensure the agency complies with all local, state and federal laws, ordinances and regulations required to maintain an active spaceport launch and/or reentry license, as applicable;

(6) lead, manage, operate and grow a sales, marketing, and business development team capable of attracting spaceport customers and projects, programs and undertakings suitable for Spaceport America;

(7) work with customers and other federal and state agencies on aerospace operations with an understanding of scheduling issues, range instrumentation requirements (radar, weather, telemetry), and radiofrequency spectrum usage and deconfliction

(8) plan, develop, operate, maintain and manage spaceport infrastructure and utilities facilities in an efficient and effective manner;

(9) establish and manage operational and capital investment budgets;

(10) attend board meetings, unless excused by the chair, and recommend to the board measures and resolutions;

(11) keep the board fully advised as to the financial condition and needs of the authority;

(12) ensure all materials used by the board for the execution of official business, including agendas, minutes, resolutions, and other materials presented to the board are preserved, filed, organized and accessible as Spaceport America records and, where appropriate, published on the Spaceport America website.

(13) take any other action consistent with the Spaceport Development Act, Sections 58-31-1, et seq., NMSA 1978 the statutes governing the relationship between executive departments and administratively attached agencies, Sections 10-9-1, et seq. NMSA 1978, the State Personnel Act, Sections 10-9-1 to 10-9-25 NMSA 1978 and the rules and regulations contained in 1.7.1 NMAC.

C. The board and its members shall deal with the administrative services of the authority only through the executive director. Except for the purpose of inquiry, board members shall not give orders or instructions to any subordinate of the executive director. The executive director shall take orders and instructions from the board only when sitting in a duly convened meeting of the board, and no individual board member shall give any orders or instructions to the executive director.

D. The board shall assist the executive director in administering the affairs of the authority efficiently and harmoniously.

N.M. Code R. § 18.61.3.23

Adopted by New Mexico Register, Volume XXXIV, Issue 14, July 31, 2023, eff. 7/31/2023