[HISTORY: Adopted by the Mayor and Council of the Borough
of Haddon Heights 5-19-2015 by Ord. No. 1423. Amendments noted where applicable.]
GENERAL REFERENCES
Salaries and compensation — See Ch. 86.
The Borough of Haddon Heights does hereby establish a Municipal
Alliance Committee on alcoholism and drug abuse in accordance with
and pursuant to state law N.J.S.A. 26:2BB-1 et seq. and such other
duly approved ordinances of the governing body of the Borough of Haddon
Heights, and further, the governing body of the Borough of Haddon
Heights does hereby ratify actions of the former Mayor's Commission
on Drug and Alcohol Abuse, which has served in the capacity of a municipal
alliance prior to the adoption of this chapter.
The Municipal Alliance Committee is created for the following
purposes and any purposes rationally related thereto:
A.
To organize and coordinate efforts involving schools, law enforcement,
business groups and other community organizations for the purpose
of reducing alcoholism and drug abuse;
B.
To develop, in cooperation with local school districts, comprehensive
and effective alcoholism and drug abuse educational programs for grades
kindergarten through grade 12;
C.
To develop, in cooperation with local school districts, procedures
for the intervention, treatment-referral and discipline of students
abusing alcohol or drugs;
D.
To develop comprehensive alcoholism and drug abuse education, support
and outreach efforts for parents in the community; and
E.
To develop comprehensive alcoholism and drug abuse community awareness
programs.
The functions of the Municipal Alliance Committee shall include,
but shall not be limited to, the following. Any function rationally
related to promoting the program of the committee shall be permitted:
A.
To create a network of community leaders, private citizens and representatives
for public and private human service agencies that is dedicated to
promote and support drug and alcohol prevention and education programs.
B.
To conduct an assessment of community-wide needs pertaining to drug
abuse and alcohol issues.
C.
To identify existing efforts and services acting to reduce alcoholism
and drug abuse.
D.
To assist in the development of programs at the municipal level that
accomplish the purpose of the alliance efforts.
E.
To assist the municipality in acquiring funds for alliance programs.
F.
To cooperate with the Governor's Council on Alcoholism and Drug
Abuse, as well as the county alliance committee to provide data, reports
or other information that may be needed to assist in the alliance
effort.
A.
Membership on the Municipal Alliance Committee shall be appointed
by the Mayor with advice and consent of Borough Council and may include,
but not necessarily be limited to, representatives of the following:
(1)
A Mayoral representative.
(2)
A Borough Council person.
(3)
The Chief of Police or a representative from the Police Department.
(4)
President of the School Board or representative of the Board of Education.
(5)
Superintendent of Schools.
(6)
Student Assistance Coordinator.
(7)
Representative of the Parent Teachers Group.
(8)
Representative of the local bargaining unit for teachers.
(9)
Representative of the Borough businesses.
(10)
Representative of the court system.
(11)
Representative of a local civic association.
(12)
Representative of a local religious group.
(13)
Representative of a local treatment provider agency.
(14)
Private citizens.
B.
The membership shall elect a Chairperson from its members who shall
serve in that capacity for a term of one year or until a successor
has been elected and qualified.
There is hereby established the position of Municipal Alliance
Coordinator for the Borough of Haddon Heights who shall be responsible
to the Mayor and Council of Haddon Heights and will perform such duties
as the Mayor and Council may from time to time designate, consistent
with the purpose of the Municipal Alliance, and who shall comply with
such directives as may be applicable or appropriate under the Governor's
Council on Alcoholism and Drug Abuse.
A.
The Municipal Alliance Coordinator of the Borough of Haddon Heights
shall be appointed by the Mayor with advice and consent of the Borough
Council and shall serve without pay and for the term of one year,
commencing on January 1 of the year of appointment and ending December
31 of that year or until a successor is appointed and qualified. The
Municipal Alliance Coordinator appointed pursuant to the adoption
of this chapter shall serve from the date of appointment until December
31, or until a successor is appointed.
B.
The members of the Municipal Alliance Committee, with the exception
of the private citizens, shall serve without pay for a term of one
year, commencing upon January 1 and ending December 31 of the same
year or until a successor is appointed. The terms of private citizens
shall be staggered with not more than two having three-year terms;
two having two-year terms; and two having one-year terms.
C.
Any vacancy caused by death, resignation, removal or otherwise shall
be filled by the Mayor with the advice and consent of the Borough
Council for the unexpired term.
A.
The Municipal Alliance Coordinator shall direct the committee to
formulate new bylaws to address the operations of the committee, which
operations shall conform with any statutes applicable to the committee,
which may include the Open Public Meetings Act[1] and Open Public Records Act.[2] Said bylaws shall be reviewed by the Coordinator or the
committee annually and shall be amended as the committee deems necessary
to carry out the function and purpose of the committee.
B.
A copy of the bylaws shall be provided annually by the Coordinator
to the Borough Clerk.
