New Mexico State Controller
| New Mexico Controller | |
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| General information | |
| Office Type: | Nonpartisan |
| Office website: | Official Link |
| Compensation: | $149,558 |
| 2025 FY Budget: | $220,728,800 |
| Term limits: | None |
| Structure | |
| Length of term: | Serves at governor's pleasure |
| Selection Method: | Appointed |
| Current Officeholder | |
New Mexico State Controller
Mark Melhoff | |
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The New Mexico State Controller is an appointed state executive position in the New Mexico state government and the head of the Financial Control Division within the Department of Finance and Administration. The Financial Control Division oversees the state's finances and is responsible for determining the legality of proposed expenditures, processing and recording transactions, issuing financial reports to state agencies, and distributing state employee payroll.[1]
Current officeholder
The acting New Mexico State Controller is Mark Melhoff (nonpartisan). Melhoff assumed office in 2023.
Authority
The controller's powers are derived from Chapter 6, Article 5 of the New Mexico Statutes, which establishes the state's Division of Financial Control.
Chapter 6, Article 5:
| The division shall maintain a central system of state accounts and shall devise, formulate, approve, control and set standards for the accounting methods and procedures of all state agencies. The division shall prescribe procedures, policies and processing documents for use by state agencies in connection with fiscal matters and may require reports from state agencies as may be necessary to carry out its duties and functions. Procedures and policies issued by the division are exempt from the uniform standards of style and format promulgated by the state commission of public records. |
Qualifications
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Appointments
The controller is appointed by the governor and serves at the governor's pleasure.[2]
Vacancies
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Duties
The controller, as the head of the financial control division, oversees the state's finances and is responsible for determining the legality of proposed expenditures, processing and recording transactions, issuing financial reports to state agencies, and distributing state employee payroll.[1] Additional duties of the office include, but are not limited to:[3]
- Coordinating financial administration and control procedures and integrating them into a unified system;
- Verifying and controlling state agency compliance with allotments;
- Developing, operating, and maintaining a uniform statewide accounting system; and
- Monitoring the reversion of unexpended general fund balances.
Divsions
The financial control division consists of the following bureaus and units:[1]
- Audit
- Cash Control
- Central Payroll
- Financial Management and Vendor Relations
- Operations and Imaging
- Statewide Financial Reporting & Accountability
State budget
- See also: New Mexico state budget and finances
The budget for the Fiscal Management and Oversight Commission in Fiscal Year 2025 was $220,728,800.[4]
Compensation
- See also: Compensation of state executive officers
2023
In 2023, the officer's salary was $149,558, according to the Council of State Governments.[5]
2022
In 2022, the officer's salary was $145,600, according to the Council of State Governments.[6]
2021
In 2021, the controller received a salary of $145,600, according to the Council of State Governments.[7]
2020
In 2020, the controller received a salary of $145,600, according to the Council of State Governments.[8]
2019
In 2019, the controller received a salary of $120,359, according to the Council of State Governments.[9]
2018
In 2018, the controller received a salary of $118,000, according to the Council of State Governments.[10]
2017
In 2017 the controller received a salary of $118,000, according to the Council of State Governments.[11]
2016
In 2016, the controller received a salary of $118,000, according to the Council of State Governments.[12]
Historical officeholders
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Contact
Department of Finance and Administration:
407 Galisteo Street
Santa Fe, NM, 07501
Phone: 505-827-4985
Fax: 505-827-4984
Email: DonnaM.Trujillo@state.nm.us
See also
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Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 The New Mexico Department of Finance & Administration, "Financial Control," accessed Jan. 28, 2021
- ↑ Council of State Governments, "The Book of the States, Table 4.30," accessed Jan. 28, 2021
- ↑ Justia, "NM Stat § 6-5-2.1 (2019)," accessed Jan. 29, 2021
- ↑ New Mexico State Legislature, "New Mexico General Appropriation Act of 2024," accessed January 22, 2025
- ↑ Council of State Governments, "Book of the States 2023 Table 4.11: Selected State Administrative Officials: Annual Salaries," accessed January 21, 2025
- ↑ Council of State Governments, "Book of the States 2022 Table 4.11: Selected State Administrative Officials: Annual Salaries," provided to Ballotpedia by CSG personnel
- ↑ Issuu, "The Book of the States 2021," accessed September 28, 2022
- ↑ Issuu, "The Book of the States," Sept. 30, 2020
- ↑ Council of State Governments, "Selected State Administrative Officials: Annual Salaries, 2019," accessed Jan. 27, 2021
- ↑ Council of State Governments, "Selected State Administrative Officials: Annual Salaries, 2018," accessed Jan. 27, 2021
- ↑ Council of State Governments, "Selected State Administrative Officials: Annual Salaries, 2017," accessed December 3, 2017
- ↑ Council of State Governments, "Selected State Administrative Officials: Annual Salaries, 2016," accessed August 27, 2016
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