Pursuant to N.J.S.A. 26:2BB-9, there is hereby created and established
an Ad Hoc Advisory Committee to be known as "South Warren Municipal Alliance
against Drug and Alcohol Abuse," hereinafter referred to as "SWRMAC."
The SWRMAC may consist of a maximum of 36 members. Each participating
municipality may appoint nine members. The Township Council may appoint nine
members, from each of the following eight classes or categories of people:
A. The Mayor and a member of the Township Council;
B. A person who is:
(1) Member of the Township Board of Education; or
(2) The Township Superintendent of Schools or designee; or
(3) A teacher or guidance counselor from the Township school
system;
C. A member of the Township Police Department or a representative
of the Township D.A.R.E. program;
D. A representative of a local civic organization;
E. A representative of a local religious group;
F. A representative of the local Parent Teacher's Association;
G. An individual who has been directly affected by their
own or family members abuse or addiction;
H. A representative of private business. 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 Council may remove any member from the Township of Pohatcong
SWRMAC. A vacancy on the SWRMAC 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 SWRMAC shall be responsible for:
A. Organizing and coordinating efforts involving schools,
law enforcement, business groups and other community organizations for the
purpose of reducing alcoholism and drug abuse.
B. In cooperation with local school districts, developing
comprehensive and effective alcoholism and drug abuse education programs in
grades K-12.
C. In cooperation with local school districts, developing
procedures for intervention, referral to treatment and discipline of students
abusing drugs or alcohol.
D. Developing comprehensive alcoholism and drug abuse education
support and outreach efforts for parents in the community.
E. Developing comprehensive alcoholism and drug abuse community
awareness programs.
F. Creating a network of community leaders, private citizens,
and representatives of public and private human service agencies who make
a comprehensive and coordinated effort to promote and support drug and alcohol
prevention and education programs and related activities with an emphasis
on youth.
G. Conducting an assessment of their community to determine
the needs of the community in relation to alcoholism and drug abuse issues.
H. Identifying existing efforts and services acting to reduce
alcoholism and drug abuse.
I. Coordinating projects within the municipality to avoid
fragmentation and duplication.
J. Developing programs to be implemented at the municipal
level or participating in regionally developed programs that accomplish the
purposes of the Alliance effort and of the SWRMAC.
K. Assisting each of the member municipalities in the acquiring
funds for Alliance programs including the establishment of a permanent, standing
subcommittee on fund raising.
L. The SWRMAC shall keep such records and provide such information
to the Governor's Council as may be required for fiscal audit.
M. The SWRMAC shall cooperate with the Governor's Council
on alcoholism and drug abuse and the Local (County) Advisory Committee on
Alcoholism and Drug Abuse to provide municipal data, reports or other information
which may be required for the County Alliance Plan or needed to assist the
Alliance effort.
The SWRMAC shall meet promptly after appointment and shall elect officers
consisting of a President, Vice President, Secretary and Treasurer. The SWRMAC
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 SWRMAC meetings, and a quorum shall be
required for action to be taken by the SWRMAC. A quorum shall be 50% of the
SWRMAC membership plus one.
Before the SWRMAC receives the 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 SWRMAC 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 SWRMAC which must meet at least quarterly during
any project period. The comprehensive plan for providing matching funds may
include, but not be 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. Complementary (public service) advertising on local media,
such as newspapers, radio and cable television, above the level of standard
public service requirements.
D. Organized 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 types 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 Council by the SWRMAC
respecting progress in obtaining matching funds, and shall include as well,
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 detailed
and accurate accountings of all expenditures made under the grant and periodic
reports of the progress made in accomplishing the purposes of the grant; 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.
All actions of the Township Council and the Township of Pohatcong heretofore
recognizing SWRMAC endorsing grant applications and supporting SWRMAC are
hereby ratified and affirmed.