Vacant, Chief Operations Officer JerriMares@sto.nm.gov (505) 955-1136
The Operations Division is responsible for facilities management and security, agency vehicle maintenance, mail processing, and inter-agency deliveries. It also provides information technology and daily office operations support to the State Treasurer’s Office. The division responds to internal employee needs and works with external agencies and stakeholders.
Forfeiture Program
Link to chaptered 2019 Laws regarding Forfeiture
Link to NMSA 1978 regarding Forfeiture
The purposes outlined in the New Mexico Forfeiture Act are:
- to make uniform standards and procedures for the process;
- protect people’s constitutional rights;
- deter criminal activity by reducing its economic incentives;
- increase pecuniary loss from criminal activity;
- protect against wrongful forfeiture;
- and ensure that only criminal forfeiture is allowed.
Information Technology Bureau
The IT Bureau operates, maintains, and monitors the State Treasurer’s Office IT systems. The bureau evaluates business processes and plans for automating functions where possible. The bureau maintains the agency servers, computers, local area network, investment systems, accounting system, and telecommunications for the office. The bureau also maintains the disaster recovery network and manages the security systems and information systems (software and hardware). The bureau is responsible for cyber security and the maintenance of the State Treasurer’s Office Disaster Recovery & Business Continuity Plan. The State Treasurer’s Office maintains a Disaster Recovery Site (Hot Site) at an off-site location in New Mexico. The bureau continuously reviews and evaluates the hardware and software to determine future technology needs to ensure that the State Treasurer’s Office can continue operations with minimal time down and maximum efficiency.