[Adopted 3-22-1993 by Ord. No. 93-2319 (Ch. 56 of the 1996 Township Code)]
There is hereby established an Advisory Board to the Office
of Substance Abuse Services for the following purposes:
A.
Advocating for the growth, development and community support for
the Office of Substance Abuse Services in its attempt to provide alcohol
and other drug services to Township residents and employees.
B.
Assisting in the development, implementation and coordination of
fund-raising activities to benefit the Office of Substance Abuse Services.
C.
Assisting in building community relations among service providers,
private and public schools, law enforcement agencies, business groups,
community organizations and local social service agencies through
referrals, networking activities, outreach and advocacy.
D.
Supporting the growth and expansion of services provided by the Office
of Substance Abuse Services as directed by stated programmatic goals
and grant requirements.
The Advisory Board shall consist of 10 members, who shall be
appointed by the Township Committee to staggered three-year terms;
four of the initial appointees for terms of one year, three for terms
of two years and three for terms of three years. All subsequent appointments
shall be for terms of three years. Those members must be Township
residents or Township employees, and a minimum of eight of them shall
be selected from the following categories:
A.
Police Department.
B.
Township Committee.
C.
Drug and alcohol service provider.
D.
School administrator/staff.
E.
Student assistance counselor.
F.
Private citizen.
G.
Member of the religious community.
H.
A recovering alcoholic/addict.
I.
Member of the medical community.
J.
Small business owner.
K.
Local referring agents.
L.
Student representative.
M.
Member of a civic organization.
N.
Municipal Alliance member.
O.
Member of local media.
The Advisory Board shall elect amongst their members a Chairman
and Vice Chairman, Recording Secretary and chairpersons for ad hoc
committees on an as needed basis; and the Advisory Board shall meet
at least four times per year on a quarterly basis.
