Authorization

Doña Ana County Ordinance No. 350-2024 Chapter 14 Resolution No. 2013-81, Amended March 26, 2024

Purpose

The purpose of this chapter is the establishment of guidelines for ethical standards of conduct for all elected officials and employees by 1) setting forth those acts or actions that violate public trust and 2) requiring elected officials and employees to disclose personal interests, financial or otherwise, in matters affecting the County. Examples of acts or actions that violate public trust may include, but are not limited to: criminal acts; egregious behavior that reflects badly on the County; attempts by Commissioners to direct the work of County employees or to influence the outcome of a personnel matter; failure to disclose a substantial conflict of interest relating to a matter of importance; and other behavior or acts of omission similar in gravity and effect.

Code Compliance Review Board Members 

The Doña Ana County Code of Conduct review board shall consist of five members, and five alternates who shall be appointed by the board of county commissioners, with each commissioner appointing one member, and one alternate from his or her commission district. The citizen members shall not be affiliated with county government in any capacity including, but not limited to, employment (including employment for which the salary is in any way funded by or through the county), appointment or election. The members of the review board may not hold elected public office or office with any political party within the county. The term of office of citizens shall be two years, subject to reappointment thereafter. Regardless of the date of appointment, the term of any individual appointed to the review board shall expire when the commissioner making the appointment leaves office or his/her term expires, and a replacement has been duly appointed by the new commissioner.

Code Compliance Review Board Meetings

The review board shall meet at least once per quarter, and more often when necessary, to hear cases, act on reports, issue advisory opinions, discuss policy, and/or approve the quarterly report.

The review board provides the board of county commissioners with a quarterly report stating the number of complaints submitted by the compliance officer with a summary of the status and final action of each.

The quarterly status report must be approved by the review board and made available to the public on the county's website. The review board and the compliance office shall present a semi- annual report of the review board’s activities at a regularly scheduled meeting of the board of county commissioners.

Compliance Review Board Members

District 1

V. Nicole Gabriel
915-490-8517
nicolegabriel915@gmail.com

District 2

Vice Chair Elva Flores
915-383-4417
elvajflores@gmail.com

District  3

Stephen Fischmann
505-273-4956
stephen.fischmann@gmail.com

District 4

Chair Steve Montanez
575-496-0785
steve@nemwexico.properties

District 5

Sharon Lalla
575-496-7086
docslalla@gmail.com