State v. Hernandez

OPINION

OMAN, Chief Justice.

This cause is before us on appeal from a summary judgment, which was expressly based upon the district court’s conclusion that the words “personnel matters,” as used in § 5-6-23(E), N.M.S.A.1953 (Supp. 1975), mean “matters relating to the discipline or hiring or dismissal of an employee.” We reverse.

The State of New Mexico (State) brought a declaratory judgment suit against the members of the Santa Fe City Board of Education (Board) seeking a determination as to whether or not a meeting by the Board was in violation of our so-called public meeting law, which appears…