Section 12-8A-6 - Alternative dispute prevention and resolution advisory council created. - New Mexico Statutes

12-8A-6. Alternative dispute prevention and resolution advisory council created.

A.     The "alternative dispute prevention and resolution advisory council" is created in the division.  The council consists of nine voting members as follows:

(1)     the secretary of general services;

(2)     the secretary of finance and administration;

(3)     the director of the state personnel office;

(4)     the superintendent of regulation and licensing;

(5)     the cabinet secretary or agency head of four other executive branch agencies to be appointed by the governor from among the ten agencies with the highest occurrence of public liability claims per authorized number of staff, no more than two of whom are cabinet secretaries; and

(6)     the director of the division, who shall serve as chair of the council.

B.     An agency head may designate a representative to serve on the council.

C.     The council shall meet at least twice each year.