A. The governing body of a municipality or county may contract for the management of programs and activities funded with revenue from the tax authorized in Section 3-38-15 NMSA 1978. The governing body shall require periodic reports to the governing body, at least quarterly, listing the expenditures for those periods. Within ten days of receiving the reports, the governing body shall furnish copies of them to the advisory board. Funds provided to the contracting person or governmental agency shall be maintained in a separate account established for that purpose and shall not be commingled with any other money.

B. A person or governmental agency with whom a municipality contracts under this section to conduct an activity authorized by Section 3-38-21 NMSA 1978 shall maintain complete and accurate financial records of each expenditure of the tax revenue made and upon request of the governing body of the municipality or county shall make such records available for inspection.

C. The occupancy tax revenue spent for a purpose authorized by the Lodgers' Tax Act [3-38-13 to 3-38-24 NMSA 1978] may be spent for day-to-day operations, supplies, salaries, office rental, travel expenses and other administrative costs only if those administrative costs are incurred directly for that purpose.

D. A person or governmental agency with whom a local governmental body contracts under this section may subcontract with the approval of the governing body of the municipality or county. A subcontractor shall be subject to the same terms and conditions as the contractor regarding separate financial accounts, periodic reports and inspection of records.

History: Laws 1996, ch. 58, § 8.

Effective dates. — Laws 1996, ch. 58, § 12 made the act effective July 1, 1996.