[HISTORY: Adopted by the Mayor and Council
of the Borough of Madison 6-11-1990 by Ord. No. 22-90. Amendments noted where
applicable.]
GENERAL REFERENCES
Drug-free school zones — See Ch. 91.
[Amended 9-13-2010 by Ord. No. 47-2010[1]]
The Madison Alliance Addressing Substance Abuse
is hereby established for the aforementioned purposes.[2]
[1]
Editor's Note: This ordinance also changed the title of this
chapter from "Alliance Against Substance Abuse" to "Alliance Addressing
Substance Abuse."
[2]
Editor's Note: The preface of Ord. No. 22-90
listed the purposes as follows:
"The Alliance shall work toward the prevention
of alcohol and drug abuse by:
"(1) Ensuring communication, cooperation and
coordination of efforts to schools, law enforcement, business groups
and other community organizations for the purpose of reducing alcohol
and drug abuse; provided, however, that the foregoing is accomplished
in accordance with existing laws and regulations.
"(2) Cooperating with local school districts
to facilitate the provision of comprehensive and effective alcohol
and drug abuse education programs in grades Kindergarten through 12.
"(3) Supporting local school district procedures
for the intervention, treatment and discipline of students abusing
alcohol or drugs in conjunction with Project Community Pride and assisting
in raising community awareness of these procedures.
"(4) Developing and promoting comprehensive
alcohol and drug abuse education, support and outreach efforts for
parents in the community.
"(5) Developing and promoting comprehensive
alcohol and drug abuse community awareness programs.
"(6) Developing a comprehensive plan to provide
matching funds equivalent to the amount of funding received from the
Drug Enforcement and Demand Reduction Fund."
The Alliance will be recognized as an advisory
committee and will report to the Mayor and Council.
The Alliance shall consist of 15 to 20 members
and shall include broad representation from all segments of the Madison
community, including, without limitation, the following:
A.
Mayor's representative.
B.
Health educator.
C.
Council liaison.
D.
Chief of Police or designee.
E.
School Board member.
F.
Superintendent of Schools or representative.
G.
Student Assistance Coordinator: Project Pride.
H.
Parent-Teacher Association representative.
I.
High School and Junior High School Administration
members.
J.
Representative of the local bargaining unit for teachers.
K.
Representative(s) of local business.
L.
Recreation Department representative.
M.
Teen Center Board representative.
N.
Representative(s) of local civic associations.
O.
Representative(s) of local religious groups.
All members of the Alliance shall be appointed
by the Mayor with the advice and consent of the Borough Council.
The initial members shall be appointed within
60 days after the effective date of this chapter, and their terms
shall commence on the day of their appointment. With respect to the
initial members, five shall be appointed for initial terms of one
year; five shall be appointed for initial terms of two years; the
remaining members shall be appointed for initial terms of three years.
The term of each member appointed shall be designated in his appointment.
All subsequent appointments, except to fill vacancies, shall be for
the full three-year term. There are no restrictions on reappointment
and all vacancies shall be filled, for the unexpired term, by the
Mayor with the advice of Council.
The Alliance shall hold regular meetings with
a calendar of meetings established in advance. Minutes of all meetings
shall be taken to serve as public record. A majority of Alliance members
shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business.