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AN ACT

RELATING TO COUNTIES; REVISING THE POPULATION ACCOUNTING

BASIS FOR CLASSIFYING COUNTIES; CHANGING THE EFFECTIVE DATE

OF SALARY CLASSIFICATION; DECLARING AN EMERGENCY.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF NEW MEXICO:

Section 1. Section 4-44-1 NMSA 1978 (being Laws 1957,

Chapter 196, Section 1) is amended to read:

"4-44-1. CLASSIFICATION FOR SALARY PURPOSES.--

A. For the purpose of fixing salaries of county

officers, the several counties of the state, except "H" class

counties, are hereby classified as follows:

(1) those having a final, full assessed

valuation of over seventy-five million dollars ($75,000,000)

and having a population of one hundred thousand persons or

more as determined by the most current annual population data

or estimate available from the United States census bureau,

as class "A" counties;

(2) those having a final, full assessed

valuation in excess of seventy-five million dollars

($75,000,000) with a population less than one hundred

thousand persons as determined by the most current annual

population data or estimate available from the United States

census bureau, as class "B" counties;

(3) those having a final, full assessed

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valuation in excess of forty-five million dollars

($45,000,000) with a population less than one hundred

thousand persons as determined by the most current annual

population data or estimate available from the United States

census bureau, as class "C" counties;

(4) those having a final, full assessed

valuation of over fourteen million dollars ($14,000,000), as

counties of the first class;

(5) those having a final, full assessed

valuation of eight million two hundred fifty thousand dollars

($8,250,000) and under fourteen million dollars $14,000,000),

as counties of the second class;

(6) those having a final, full assessed

valuation of six million five hundred thousand dollars

($6,500,000) and under eight million two hundred fifty

thousand dollars ($8,250,000), as counties of the third

class;

(7) those having a final, full assessed

valuation of four million seven hundred fifty thousand

dollars ($4,750,000) and under six million five hundred

thousand dollars ($6,500,000), as counties of the fourth

class; and

(8) those having a final, full assessed

valuation of less than four million seven hundred fifty

thousand dollars ($4,750,000), as counties of the fifth

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class.

B. The assessed valuation for each year shall be

the full valuation as finally fixed for that year."

Section 2. Section 4-44-2 NMSA 1978 (being Laws 1915,

Chapter 12, Section 19, as amended) is amended to read:

"4-44-2. BIENNIAL DETERMINATION OF CLASSIFICATION.--

From and after January 1, 1962, the classification of

counties shall be fixed and governed by the assessed

valuation as finally fixed for the preceding year. Provided,

one hundred twenty days after January 1, 1962 and one hundred

twenty days from January 1 of each second year thereafter,

the classification shall be determined by the secretary of

finance and administration from the assessed valuation of

each county as finally fixed for the preceding year, and the

secretary of finance and administration upon making the

determination shall notify the board of county commissioners

of each county of the class within which each of the counties

of this state falls according to the classification, and the

classification as so fixed and determined by the secretary of

finance and administration shall govern the salaries of the

county officers for two years beginning July 1 of the year

the classification is determined."

Section 3. EMERGENCY.--It is necessary for the public

peace, health and safety that this act take effect

immediately.