New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 18 - TRANSPORTATION AND HIGHWAYS › Chapter 61 - SPACEPORTS › Part 3 - SPACEPORT AUTHORITY BOARD OF DIRECTORS BYLAWS › Section 18.61.3.23 - EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

Current through Register Vol. 35, No. 13, July 16, 2024
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.