Pursuant to N.J.S.A. 26:2BB-9, there is hereby
created and established an ad hoc advisory committee of the Township
Committee, to be known as "Mansfield Municipal Alliance Against Drug
and Alcohol Abuse," hereinafter referred to as "MMA."
The MMA shall consist of an unlimited number
of members to be appointed by the Township Committee.
A. There shall be a minimum of nine members, one from
each of the following eight classes or categories of people:
(1) A member
of the Township Committee;
(2) A person who is:
(a)
A member of the Township Board of Education;
(b)
The Township Superintendent of Schools or designee;
or
(c)
A teacher or guidance counselor from the Township
school system;
(d)
A member of the Township Police Department or
a representative of the Township D.A.R.E. program;
(e)
A representative of a local civic organization;
(f)
A representative of a local religious group;
(g)
A representative of the local Parent-Teacher's
Association;
(h)
An individual who has been directly affected
by their own or family member's abuse or addition;
(i)
A representative of private business.
B. Any number
of additional members may be appointed from among the aforesaid classes
or groups of people or from among the following classes or groups:
Township school students; teacher associations; Chamber of Commerce;
public or private organizations or individuals involved in treatment
of alcohol- and drug-related problems; civil youth organizations;
labor unions; the media, or any interested private citizen.
The Township Committee may remove any member
of the MMA with cause. A vacancy on the MMA occurring otherwise than
by expiration of a term of a member may be filled for the unexpired
term in the same manner as the original appointment.
The MMA shall meet promptly after appointment
and shall elect officers consisting of a President, Vice President,
Secretary, and Treasurer. The MMA shall establish bylaws for its governance,
shall hold meetings regularly, and establish an annual calendar of
meetings at its organizational meeting each year. Minutes shall be
kept of all MMA meetings and a quorum shall be required for action
to be taken by the MMA. A quorum shall be 50% of the MMA membership
plus one. A quorum may be present in person or by proxy duly filed
in writing with the Secretary of the Committee; provided, however,
that at least five of the eight mandatory class members are physically
present.
Before the MMA received DEDR (Drug Enforcement
and Demand Reduction penalties described by N.J.S.A. 2C:35-15 et seq.)
funds from the Governor's Council, the MMA shall develop a comprehensive
plan to provide matching funds equivalent to the amount of the grant
award. A fund-raising subcommittee shall be established by the MMA
which must meet at least quarterly during any project period. The
comprehensive plans for providing matching funds may include, but
is not limited to, the following:
A. The donation of the use of municipal property at a
fair market value to the project.
B. Time, as reflected by salary and wages, of the municipal
and private sector employers who perform services in accordance with
the project.
C. Complimentary (public service) advertising on local
media, such as newspapers, radio and cable television, above the level
of standard public service requirements.
D. Organize community benefits focused on the Alliance
which utilize celebrities, sports figures or experts in the field
of addictions, who donate their services.
E. Door-to-door type of fund-raising.
F. Solicitations to business and industry for donations.
G. Activities to raise funds which have potential for
bringing a significant number of community persons together, such
as runs, walks, bake sales and car washes.
H. The donation of printing and other mass reproductions
of materials to carry the anti-alcohol and drug abuse message to the
community.
Periodic reports shall be submitted to the Township
Committee by the MMA respecting progress in obtaining matching funds,
and shall also include, on a form prescribed by the Governor's Council,
a progress report detailing the progress made on accomplishing the
purposes of the grant. The Township shall submit to the Governor's
Council on forms prescribed:
A. Detailed and accurate accountings of all expenditures
made under the grant;
B. Periodic reports of the progress made in accomplishing
the purposes of the grant;
C. At the end of each fiscal year which any grant falls,
the Township must submit an audited financial statement explaining
its use of funds and provide such other information as may be prescribed
by the Governor's Council. The form of the within submissions must
be consistent with the requirements of N.J.A.C. 17:40-3.4. In no event
shall any funds from the grant be used to undertake any activity which
is not in accordance with the purpose of the grant as approved by
the Governor's Council.