New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 4 - CULTURAL RESOURCES › Chapter 51 - MUSEUM OF NEW MEXICO › Part 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 4.51.1.12 - DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE DIRECTOR

Current through Register Vol. 35, No. 13, July 16, 2024
A. The director of the museum shall serve at
				the pleasure of the board and shall be responsible for the administration and
				management of the museum in conformity with all appropriate state laws, rules
				and regulations, and for the implementation of the powers and duties set forth
				in Section 5, Chapter 264, Laws of 1975, by the staff of the museum, subject to
				his management and supervision and in accordance with the policies of the board
				and any specific direction or delegation of authority by the board.
B. The director shall select, subject to
				confirmation by the board, one division head who shall serve as associate
				director and whose duties shall be to assist the director in matters pertaining
				to the administration of the museum and who shall serve as acting director in
				the absence of the director.
C. The
				director and associate director shall attend all board meetings, shall cause
				all board meetings to be publicly announced as to time and place in conformity
				with law, and shall prepare the agenda in cooperation with and subject to the
				approval of the president of the board for such meetings and all information
				which will be required for consideration at such meetings. The director shall
				also require attendance at board meeting of such other members of the staff as
				shall be appropriate to the agenda, and shall cause minutes to be taken of all
				regular and special board meetings.
D. The director shall prepare and present at
				board meetings a report of the activities of the museum subsequent to the
				previous board meeting and proposed and projected plans of operation; and shall
				cause to be prepared a financial report for presentation at each meeting, and a
				report of any proposed property dispositions.
E. The director, in coordination with the
				heads of all divisions, shall determine the budgetary requirements necessary
				and desirable to carrying out the programs and objectives of the museum and
				shall supervise preparation of the annual budget request with the assistance of
				the head of the budget and finance division. The budget request shall be
				submitted for the approval of the board at the regular meeting preceding the
				required completion date or at a special meeting called for this purpose. The
				budget request shall be prepared in conformity with all rules and regulations
				of the department of finance and administration and the legislative finance
				committee.
F. Following
				notification of the annual appropriation, the director, in coordination with
				all division heads, shall prepare the budget for the ensuing fiscal year, and
				the budget shall be submitted for approval of the board at the next regular
				meeting of the board prior to the required completion date or at a special
				meeting called for this purpose.
G.
				The budget shall be administered by the director and the head of the budget and
				finance division. Such contingency adjustments as shall be required shall be
				made with the approval of the department of finance and administration, and
				shall be reported to the board at the next meeting.
H. The director shall furnish to the board
				copies of the state auditor's annual audit report of the agency's books and
				records, and such interim or other reports as the board may request.
I. The director shall obtain approval from
				the president of the board for annual leave and proposed official out-of-state
				travel.
J. The director shall
				exercise his delegated authority to employ, promote, demote, suspend or
				terminate members of the museum staff in compliance with the State Personnel
				Act and all rules and regulations of the state personnel department. The
				director shall inform the board, at a regular or special meeting, of any
				contemplated action to demote, suspend or terminate the associate director or
				any division head, provided further, however, that the decision of the director
				shall be final.
K. The director
				shall serve ex officio on all committees of the board and any other committees
				created by the board.