[HISTORY: Adopted by the Mayor and Council of the Borough
of Wood-Bridge 5-1-2019 by Ord.
No. 2019-6. Amendments noted where applicable.]
The purpose of this section is to establish the Wood-Ridge Municipal
Alliance Against Substance Abuse, whose mission is to provide consultation,
programs, training and resources to the Wood-Ridge community with
the goal of preventing the reducing the use and abuse of alcohol,
tobacco and other drugs.
There is hereby established in the Borough of Wood-Ridge a permanent
committee to be known and designated as the" Wood-Ridge Municipal
Alliance Against Substance Abuse" (hereinafter referred to as "Alliance").
The Alliance must publish an agenda for each Alliance meeting, adopt
bylaws, keep minutes of all Alliance meetings, permit public comment
at meetings, and have a quorum of Alliance members for action to be
taken by the Alliance (a quorum is 50% of the official Alliance membership
plus one).
A Membership to the Alliance shall consist of seven members,
which shall formally meet on a quarterly basis. Members shall be selected
by the Mayor and Council and shall serve for a period of one year
commencing at the Mayor and Council's annual reorganization meeting
and ending on December 31 of that calendar year.
A.
Membership to the Alliance shall include the following:
A.
To create a network of community leaders, private citizens, and representatives
from public and private human services agencies who are dedicated
to a comprehensive and coordinated effort to promote and support drug
and alcohol prevention and education programs and related activities
with an emphasis on all ages along the developmental life processes.
B.
To conduct an assessment of their community to determine the needs
of the community in relation to alcoholism and drug abuse issues.
C.
To identify existing efforts and services acting to reduce alcoholism
and drug abuse.
D.
To develop programs to be implemented at the municipal level or participate
in regionally developed programs that accomplish the purpose of the
Alliance effort and the purpose of the Municipal Alliance Committee.
E.
To assist the municipality in acquiring funds for the Alliance programs.
F.
To cooperate with the Governor's Council on Alcoholism and Drug
Abuse and the County Local Advisory Committee on Alcoholism and Drug
Abuse to provide municipal data, reports or other information which
may be needed to assist in the Alliance effort.