The purpose of this chapter is to establish the Mayor's Alliance
Against Drug Abuse, whose mission is to provide consultation, programs,
training, and resources to the community with the goal of preventing
and reducing the use and abuse of alcohol, tobacco, and other drugs.
There is hereby established in the Township of Union a permanent
committee to be known and designated as the "Mayor's Alliance Against
Drug 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.
The responsibilities and powers of the Alliance shall be as
follows:
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 coordinate projects within the
municipality to avoid fragmentation and duplication.
E. 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.
F. To assist the municipality in acquiring
funds for Alliance programs.
G. To cooperate with the Governor's
Council on Alcoholism and Drug Abuse, the County Local Advisory Committee
on Alcoholism and Drug Abuse and the Alliance Steering Subcommittee
to provide municipal data, reports or other information which may
be required for the County Annual Municipal Alliance Plan or needed
to assist the Alliance effort.