New Mexico Statutes Chapter 18. Libraries, Museums, and Cultural Properties § 18-14-4. Board; appointment; terms; officers

A. The board of trustees of the museum is created.

B. The board shall consist of eleven members who are residents of New Mexico, appointed by the governor with the advice and consent of the senate. In making the appointments, the governor shall give due consideration to the geographic distribution of the members' places of residence. The members shall be persons who have expertise or have demonstrated a continuing interest in the fields of film, filmmaking or museums; provided that one of the members shall be the director of the New Mexico film division of the economic development department or the director's designee.

C. The board members shall be appointed for terms of four years or less so that all terms are coterminous with the current term of the governor who appointed them. The board members shall serve at the pleasure of the governor.

D. The secretary of cultural affairs or the secretary's designee shall be an ex-officio nonvoting member of the board.

E. The president of the board shall be designated by the governor and shall serve in that capacity at the pleasure of the governor. Other officers shall be elected annually by the board at its first scheduled meeting after July 1 of each year.