The board shall:

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Terms Used In New Mexico Statutes 36-1A-7

  • Appeal: A request made after a trial, asking another court (usually the court of appeals) to decide whether the trial was conducted properly. To make such a request is "to appeal" or "to take an appeal." One who appeals is called the appellant.
  • Appropriation: The provision of funds, through an annual appropriations act or a permanent law, for federal agencies to make payments out of the Treasury for specified purposes. The formal federal spending process consists of two sequential steps: authorization
  • Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.

A. recommend to the district attorneys regulations necessary or appropriate to implement and administer the District Attorney Personnel and Compensation Act;

B. determine the qualifications for each class specification or classification series, including required levels of education, experience, special skills and legal knowledge;

C. prepare class specifications to be performed in each class of positions;

D. recommend a compensation plan of pay ranges to which class specifications and classification series are assigned, subject to legislative appropriations;

E. hear appeals solely involving suspension, demotion or termination of a covered employee, and render its final decision, unless the covered employee elects under Section 9 [36-1A-9 N.M. Stat. Ann.] of the District Attorney Personnel and Compensation Act to have the appeal heard by a state-personnel-office-designated hearing officer;

F. make periodic reviews of the personnel regulations, classification plan and compensation ranges that govern employees to ensure that all federal action, legislative mandates and other substantive changes are incorporated into the regulations in a timely fashion and make recommendations thereon to the district attorneys;

G. recommend to the district attorneys to contract for services of consultants necessary to perform a compensation or classification plan of all district attorney positions, subject to legislative appropriation; and

H. consider other personnel matters as designated by the district attorneys.