<div dir="ltr">Happy Wednesday, All.<div><br></div><div>HB10 created the Connect New Mexico Council to coordinate state broadband development efforts across state agencies and oversee the Connect New Mexico Fund. The Council will consist of 15 members: 5 cabinet secretaries or their designees (Transportation, PED, Cultural Affairs, Do-IT, and HED); the ED of the NM Mortgage Finance Authority and the Director of the Public Schools Facilities Authority; 3 appointed by the Secretary of Indian Affairs; and five members of (can be from public or private sectors) the public with experience with broadband access and connectivity challenges.</div><div><br></div><div>In response to earlier posts about the need for a representative Council--it would be good to put forth recommendations for the public members--but to whom? They will be appointed as follows: one member each by the Speaker of the House, the House Minority Floor Leader, the President Pro Tempore of the Senate, the Senate Minority Floor Leader, and the Governor.</div><div><br></div><div>Any insights into how the appointment process will take place?</div><div><br></div><div>Regards,</div><div><br></div><div>Kathleen</div><div>-------------------</div><div><br></div><div><div name="divtagdefaultwrapper" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-variant-numeric:inherit;font-variant-east-asian:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;font-size:16px;line-height:inherit;font-family:Calibri,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;vertical-align:baseline;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><div style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font:inherit;vertical-align:baseline;color:inherit"></div><div style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font:inherit;vertical-align:baseline;color:inherit"></div><div style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font:inherit;vertical-align:baseline;color:inherit">Kathleen Gygi, PhD<br></div><div style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font:inherit;vertical-align:baseline;color:inherit"><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font:inherit;vertical-align:baseline;color:rgb(200,38,19)"><b>UNM Design and Planning Assistance Center</b></span><br></div><div style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font:inherit;vertical-align:baseline;color:inherit"><i>Consultant, Community Engagement and Program Evaluation</i><br></div><div style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font:inherit;vertical-align:baseline;color:inherit"><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-style:inherit;font-variant:inherit;font-weight:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;font-size:11pt;line-height:inherit;font-family:inherit;vertical-align:baseline;color:inherit">Albuquerque, NM</span><br></div><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-style:inherit;font-variant:inherit;font-weight:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;font-size:11pt;line-height:inherit;font-family:inherit;vertical-align:baseline;color:inherit"></span><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-style:inherit;font-variant:inherit;font-weight:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;font-size:11pt;line-height:inherit;font-family:inherit;vertical-align:baseline;color:inherit">505-231-7616</span></div></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br><div><br></div><div><br></div></div></div>