There shall be established a Municipal Alliance
Committee on Alcoholism and Drug Abuse.
Membership on the Municipal Alliance Committee
shall be appointed by the Township Committee and shall include but
not necessarily be limited to representatives of the following groups:
A. Little Egg Harbor Township Chief of Police.
B. President of the School Board, Little Egg Harbor Township
Schools.
C. President of the School Board, Pinelands Regional
High School.
D. Superintendent of Pinelands Regional High School.
E. Superintendent of Little Egg Harbor Township Schools.
F. Business Administrator, Little Egg Harbor Township.
G. President of PTA, Pinelands Regional High School.
H. President of PTA, Little Egg Harbor Township Schools.
I. Student Assistance Coordinator, Pinelands Regional
High School.
J. Student Assistance Coordinator, Little Egg Harbor
Township Schools.
K. Pastor, United Methodist Church, Tuckerton.
L. Pastor, St. Theresa's Church, Little Egg Harbor.
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M. Pastor, First Presbyterian Church, Tuckerton.
N. Pastor, Calvary Baptist Church, Little Egg Harbor
Township.
O. Pastor, Good Shepherd Lutheran Church, Little Egg
Harbor Township.
P. Director, Pinelands Youth Services.
Q. Pastor, Church of the Holy Spirit, Tuckerton.
R. Other local religious groups.
T. Representative of Local Bargaining Unit for Teachers.
U. Representative of the Chamber of Commerce.
The members of the Municipal Alliance Committee
shall designate one of their members as Chairman of the Committee
to serve for a term of one year commencing on January 1 of that year
and ending on December 31 of the same year. Members of the Municipal
Alliance Committee shall elect each other officers from amongst their
Committee as they deem appropriate. Any individual designated as an
officer of the Municipal Alliance Committee shall serve for a term
of one year commencing on January 1 of that year and ending on December
31 of that same year.
The purposes of the Municipal Alliance Committee
shall include the following:
A. To organize and coordinate efforts involving school,
law enforcement, business and community groups for purposes of reducing
alcoholism and drug abuse.
B. To develop, in conjunction with the local school districts,
comprehensive alcoholism and drug abuse education programs for Grades
K-12.
C. To develop, in conjunction with the local school districts,
procedures for intervention, treatment/referral and discipline of
students involved with substance abuse.
D. To develop comprehensive alcoholism and drug abuse
education, outreach and support efforts for parents.
E. To develop a comprehensive alcoholism and drug abuse
community awareness program.
F. To make such individual studies, reports and initiate
alcoholism and drug abuse programs as may be requested by the Mayor
and Township Committee.
The functions of the Municipal Alliance Committee
shall be:
A. To create a network of community leaders, private
citizens and representatives for public and private human service
agencies who are 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 effort.
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.
Nothing within this chapter shall prevent the
Township Committee from joining with one or more municipalities to
appoint a Municipal Alliance Committee which is consistent with N.J.S.A.
26:2BB-1 et seq.