Statutes > New Mexico Statutes > Chapter 4 - Counties. > Article 44 - Salaries and Provisions Applicable to More Than One Office, 4-44-1 through 4-44-45. > Section 4-44-12.2 - Legislative intent; purpose.

Section 4-44-12.2 - Legislative intent; purpose.

4-44-12.2. Legislative intent; purpose.

It is the legislative intent that the salaries of county officials be raised by this 1990 act and be effective on January 1, 1991. It is further intended that a county shall make a budget that includes either the maximum salary raise allowed herein or a percentage thereof, and, when the local government division of the department of finance and administration certifies that a county has done so, no further ministerial action need be taken to effectuate the purposes of this 1990 act.