[HISTORY: Adopted by Township Council of the Township of
Old Bridge 12-8-2014 by Ord. No.
2014-20. Amendments noted where applicable.]
GENERAL REFERENCES
Administration of government — See Ch. 5.
The Old Bridge Municipal Alliance Committee ("Alliance Committee")
is hereby reestablished.
A.
The membership of the Alliance Committee shall include broad representation
of no fewer than 20 persons from the Township.
B.
Membership may include, but shall not be limited to: a Mayoral representative;
the Chief of Police or his/her representative; the President of the
School Board or his/her representative; the Superintendent of Schools
or his/her representative; a student assistance coordinator; a representative
from each of the Parent Teacher Associations; a representative of
the Chamber of Commerce, including, but not limited to, local business
and industry representatives; a Municipal Court judge or a representative
of the court system; representatives of local civic associations;
representatives of local mental health agencies and local treatment
and prevention providers; a representative of local religious groups;
and private citizens, including youth representatives and youth and
adults recovering from drug and/or alcoholic abuse.
C.
Members shall be appointed by the Mayor for alternately arranged
terms of one to three years. The Mayor shall approve of the Chairperson,
Vice Chairperson and Secretary selected by the Alliance Committee
from among its members each to serve for one calendar year.
D.
Regular meetings shall be held with a calendar of meetings established
in advance. A quorum consisting of a majority of the full Alliance
Committee is required for decisions. Minutes shall be taken to serve
as a record.
E.
Standing and ad hoc committees may be established as needed.
F.
By-laws shall be maintained and updated as needed.
The purposes of the Alliance Committee are to:
A.
Organize and coordinate efforts involving schools, law enforcement,
business groups and other community organizations for the purpose
of reducing alcoholism and drug abuse.
B.
In cooperation with local school districts, develop comprehensive
and effective alcoholism and drug abuse education programs in grades
Kindergarten through 12.
C.
In cooperation with local school districts, develop procedures for
the intervention, treatment-referral and discipline of students abusing
alcohol and drugs.
D.
Develop comprehensive alcoholism and drug abuse education, support
and outreach efforts for parents in the community.
E.
Develop comprehensive alcoholism and drug abuse community awareness
programs.
The functions of the Alliance Committee shall include, but 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
a comprehensive and coordinated effort to promote and support drug
alcohol prevention and education programs and related activities with
an emphasis on youth.
B.
Conducting an assessment of the Township to determine the needs of
the Township in relation to alcoholism and drug abuse issues.
C.
Identifying existing efforts and services acting to reduce alcoholism
and drug abuse.
D.
Coordinating projects within the Township to avoid fragmentation
and duplication.
E.
Developing programs and/or projects to be implemented at the Township
level or participate in regionally developed programs that accomplish
the purpose of the Alliance Committee.
F.
Assisting the Township in acquiring funds for Alliance programs.
G.
Cooperating with the Governor's Council on Alcoholism and Drug
Abuse and the 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 Annual Alliance
Plan or needed to assist the Alliance effort.
H.
Reporting to the Old Bridge Township Council on a quarter-annual
basis.
Since cooperative relationships are necessary to effectively
develop the Alliance Committee, in order to maximize coordination
and avoid duplication of efforts, and to assure effective use of resources
including volunteers and funds, the Alliance Committee shall determine
how to best work with and/or join municipal groups such as drug and
alcohol task forces, municipal youth services commissions, youth task
forces or other groups compatible with the purposes and functions
of the Alliance Committee. These interrelationships may involve shared
memberships, joint subcommittees or joined groups.
The Alliance Committee may apply for mandatory Drug Enforcement
and Demand Reduction (DEDR) funds through the request for proposal
process initiated annually through the County Local Advisory Committee
on Alcoholism and Drug Abuse Alliance Steering Subcommittee.
A.
The Old Bridge Township Council hereby finds that it should establish
a Youth Teen Alliance Committee in order to address requests by Old
Bridge Township teens for organized supervised drug-and-alcohol-free
activities within Old Bridge Township and in order to provide a continuity
of activities and programs from year to year as well as to provide
an adult base of support and guidance for teen activities throughout
the Township.
B.
The functions of the Teen Alliance Committee shall include, but not
be limited to:
(1)
Holding monthly meetings to assess the needs of the youth of the
Township.
(2)
Planning, and implementing supervised, organized drug-and-alcohol-free
activities and programs to meet the needs of the youth of the Township.
(3)
Involving a cross-section of the high school-aged youth from the
entire Township population in the planning and implementation of the
activities of the Teen Alliance Committee.
(4)
Promoting positive interaction between students and all segments
of the Township through social service activities.
(5)
Providing a clearing house for ideas, inspiration and action to all
segments of the Township's population in an effort to make the
teens of the Township more involved in drug/alcohol/other drugs abuse
prevention efforts.
