(A) Authority and purpose.
(1) This section is adopted pursuant to the enabling provisions of NMSA §§ 3-10-3 and 3-17-1, as amended.
(2) The purpose of this section is to establish the compensation of the members of the Planning and Zoning Commission.
(B) Compensation of Board and implementation.
(1) The total amount of accrued monies budgeted by the city, and approved by the Department of Finance and Administration/Local Government Division in an approved budget, shall be as follows:
(a) The gross compensation for the members of the Planning and Zoning Commission shall be $50 for each regular meeting, not to exceed two regular meetings in each calendar month. The stated compensation shall be effective beginning with the first regular meeting in the month of July, 2013, retroactively.
(b) All federal- and state-mandated taxes/fees shall be deducted from Planning and Zoning members’ gross earnings on a monthly basis.
(c) All appropriate Internal Revenue reports and/or statements shall be generated by the City Treasurer’s office and sent to an appropriate tax reporting center as necessary.
(2) Those members of the governing body appointed to the office shall receive compensation as established in this section upon taking office, as defined in all or part of NMSA § 3-10-3, after December 1, 2013.
(C) Expenses. Nothing in this section shall be construed to prohibit or preclude the payment of a per diem and the mileage or actual expenses of appointed officials traveling on official business as provided by state law.
(Ord. 2013-06, passed 11-6-2013)