New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 10 - PUBLIC SAFETY AND LAW ENFORCEMENT › Chapter 4 - DISTRICT ATTORNEYS › Part 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 10.4.1.7 - DEFINITIONS

Current through Register Vol. 35, No. 13, July 16, 2024
A. "Anniversary
				date" means the date (month/day) which begins and ends an appraisal cycle. It
				is determined by the date of appointment or re-employment into an employee's
				current position and shall change with a lateral transfer between two (2)
				district attorneys' offices or a change in class due to a promotion, demotion,
				position reclassification or any other personnel action which affects an
				employee's job class. When employees are placed on leave without pay, their
				anniversary dates may be extended by that same amount of time.
B. "Break in employment" means a period of
				separation of one (1) work day or more in which an employee is not officially
				on an agency's payroll.
C.
				"Bereavement leave" is leave that is approved by the district attorney for the
				purpose of attending events surrounding the death of an immediate family
				member. Sick leave, annual leave, or administrative leave may be authorized for
				bereavement leave.
D. "Dismissal"
				means the involuntary separation from employment for disciplinary
				reasons.
E. "Immediate family"
				means an incumbent's spouse, children, step children, parent, step parent,
				brother, sister, step brother, step sister, aunt, uncle, niece, nephew,
				grandparent, grandchild, great grandparent, great grandchild, mother-in-law,
				father-in-law, son-in-law, daughter-in-law, brother-in-law, or
				sister-in-law.
F. "Involuntary
				demotion" means the involuntary placement of an incumbent in a position with a
				lower salary range than their current position. It involves a reduction in pay,
				and it must be the result of employee misconduct, unsatisfactory performance,
				or other disciplinary reasons.
G.
				"Job evaluation" means the comprehensive review of the duties, responsibilities
				and qualifications of a position. It is not a review or evaluation of any
				person holding the position being reviewed. As a result of a job evaluation, a
				position may be reclassified to a different job class. The reclassification may
				result in a reduction, an increase, or no change in pay grade at all.
H. "Local public body" means an entity which
				is under the auspices of a county or city government, public schools, and
				public institutions of higher learning.
I. "Suspension" means an enforced leave of
				absence, with or without pay, for a period not to exceed thirty (30) work days
				for disciplinary reasons or pending investigation of charges made against a
				covered employee.
J. "Voluntary
				demotion" means the voluntary acceptance by an employee of placement in a
				position with a lower salary range. It may or may not entail a reduction in
				pay; and it may or may not be the result of a disciplinary reasons.
K. "Written reprimand" means a letter, memo
				or other written form of communication which serves to advise an employee of
				poor performance, inappropriate behavior, or other personnel rule violations,
				and it shall serve as a warning of more severe disciplinary action if the
				employee fails to take the appropriate action.
L. "Years of service" means the total years
				of employment within either the executive, judicial, or legislative branches of
				New Mexico state government or any local public body within New
				Mexico.