[HISTORY: Adopted by the Mayor and Council of the Borough of Haddon Heights 5-19-2015 by Ord. No. 1423. Amendments noted where applicable.]
GENERAL REFERENCES
Salaries and compensation — See Ch. 86.
The Borough of Haddon Heights does hereby establish a Municipal Alliance Committee on alcoholism and drug abuse in accordance with and pursuant to state law N.J.S.A. 26:2BB-1 et seq. and such other duly approved ordinances of the governing body of the Borough of Haddon Heights, and further, the governing body of the Borough of Haddon Heights does hereby ratify actions of the former Mayor's Commission on Drug and Alcohol Abuse, which has served in the capacity of a municipal alliance prior to the adoption of this chapter.
The Municipal Alliance Committee is created for the following purposes and any purposes rationally related thereto:
A. 
To organize and coordinate efforts involving schools, law enforcement, business groups and other community organizations for the purpose of reducing alcoholism and drug abuse;
B. 
To develop, in cooperation with local school districts, comprehensive and effective alcoholism and drug abuse educational programs for grades kindergarten through grade 12;
C. 
To develop, in cooperation with local school districts, procedures for the intervention, treatment-referral and discipline of students abusing alcohol or drugs;
D. 
To develop comprehensive alcoholism and drug abuse education, support and outreach efforts for parents in the community; and
E. 
To develop comprehensive alcoholism and drug abuse community awareness programs.
The functions of the Municipal Alliance Committee shall include, but shall not be limited to, the following. Any function rationally related to promoting the program of the committee shall be permitted:
A. 
To create a network of community leaders, private citizens and representatives for public and private human service agencies that is dedicated to promote and support drug and alcohol prevention and education programs.
B. 
To conduct an assessment of community-wide needs pertaining to drug abuse and alcohol issues.
C. 
To identify existing efforts and services acting to reduce alcoholism and drug abuse.
D. 
To assist in the development of programs at the municipal level that accomplish the purpose of the alliance efforts.
E. 
To assist the municipality in acquiring funds for alliance programs.
F. 
To cooperate with the Governor's Council on Alcoholism and Drug Abuse, as well as the county alliance committee to provide data, reports or other information that may be needed to assist in the alliance effort.
A. 
Membership on the Municipal Alliance Committee shall be appointed by the Mayor with advice and consent of Borough Council and may include, but not necessarily be limited to, representatives of the following:
(1) 
A Mayoral representative.
(2) 
A Borough Council person.
(3) 
The Chief of Police or a representative from the Police Department.
(4) 
President of the School Board or representative of the Board of Education.
(5) 
Superintendent of Schools.
(6) 
Student Assistance Coordinator.
(7) 
Representative of the Parent Teachers Group.
(8) 
Representative of the local bargaining unit for teachers.
(9) 
Representative of the Borough businesses.
(10) 
Representative of the court system.
(11) 
Representative of a local civic association.
(12) 
Representative of a local religious group.
(13) 
Representative of a local treatment provider agency.
(14) 
Private citizens.
B. 
The membership shall elect a Chairperson from its members who shall serve in that capacity for a term of one year or until a successor has been elected and qualified.
There is hereby established the position of Municipal Alliance Coordinator for the Borough of Haddon Heights who shall be responsible to the Mayor and Council of Haddon Heights and will perform such duties as the Mayor and Council may from time to time designate, consistent with the purpose of the Municipal Alliance, and who shall comply with such directives as may be applicable or appropriate under the Governor's Council on Alcoholism and Drug Abuse.
A. 
The Municipal Alliance Coordinator of the Borough of Haddon Heights shall be appointed by the Mayor with advice and consent of the Borough Council and shall serve without pay and for the term of one year, commencing on January 1 of the year of appointment and ending December 31 of that year or until a successor is appointed and qualified. The Municipal Alliance Coordinator appointed pursuant to the adoption of this chapter shall serve from the date of appointment until December 31, or until a successor is appointed.
B. 
The members of the Municipal Alliance Committee, with the exception of the private citizens, shall serve without pay for a term of one year, commencing upon January 1 and ending December 31 of the same year or until a successor is appointed. The terms of private citizens shall be staggered with not more than two having three-year terms; two having two-year terms; and two having one-year terms.
C. 
Any vacancy caused by death, resignation, removal or otherwise shall be filled by the Mayor with the advice and consent of the Borough Council for the unexpired term.
A. 
The Municipal Alliance Coordinator shall direct the committee to formulate new bylaws to address the operations of the committee, which operations shall conform with any statutes applicable to the committee, which may include the Open Public Meetings Act[1] and Open Public Records Act.[2] Said bylaws shall be reviewed by the Coordinator or the committee annually and shall be amended as the committee deems necessary to carry out the function and purpose of the committee.
[1]
Editor's Note: See N.J.S.A. 10:4-6.
[2]
Editor's Note: See N.J.S.A. 47:1A-1.
B. 
A copy of the bylaws shall be provided annually by the Coordinator to the Borough Clerk.