There is hereby established within the City of Englewood a Municipal
Alliance Committee for the Prevention of Alcoholism and Drug Abuse
(hereinafter referred to as the "Alliance Committee").
The purposes of the Alliance Committee are as follows:
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 the local school district, developing comprehensive
and effective alcoholism and drug abuse education programs in grades
kindergarten through 12.
C. In cooperation with the local school district, developing procedures
for prevention, treatment/referral and discipline of students abusing
alcohol or drugs.
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.
The functions and duties of the Alliance Committee shall include,
but shall not be limited to:
A. Creating a network of community leaders, private citizens, and representatives
from public and private human service agencies who are dedicated to
comprehensive and coordinated effort to promote and support drug and
alcohol prevention and education programs and related activities with
an emphasis on youth.
B. Conduct an assessment of the community to determine the needs of
the community in relation to alcoholism and drug abuse issues.
C. Identify existing efforts and services acting to reduce alcoholism
and drug abuse.
D. Coordinate projects within the City of Englewood to avoid fragmentation
or duplication.
E. Develop programs to be implemented at the municipal level that accomplish
the purposes of the state's Alliance effort and that of the Municipal
Alliance Committee.
F. Assist the City of Englewood in acquiring funds for Alliance programs.
G. Cooperate with the Governor's Council on Alcoholism and Drug
Abuse and the Bergen County local advisory Committee on Alcoholism
and Drug Abuse Alliance Steering Subcommittee to provide municipal
data, reports or other information which may be required for the county's
annual Alliance plan or needed to assist the Alliance effort.
Each member of the Alliance Committee shall serve without compensation,
and no Alliance Committee member shall incur any expense without prior
approval by the Council.
The Council may remove members from the Alliance Committee for
failure to attend meetings or for otherwise failing to carry out the
duties and responsibilities of membership upon notice to the member
and after affording such member an opportunity to be heard.