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Town of Falmouth, MA
Barnstable County
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[Adopted STM 10-14-1987, Art. 33]
[Amended AFTM 11-7-2011, Art. 43; AFTM 4-9-2018, Art. 23, approved 1-13-2020]
The membership of the Substance Abuse Commission shall consist of five (5) members appointed by the Board of Selectmen for three-year terms, and the terms shall be arranged so that the terms of no more than three (3) members expire in any one year and further provide that any member currently serving on the Commission shall continue to serve until the expiration of the member’s current term.
Said Commission shall accomplish the following tasks:
A. 
Address the alcohol and drug abuse problem among the Town's youth and adult population.
B. 
Coordinate with appropriate Town departments and other public and private organizations to provide the community with information and education about alcohol and drug abuse.
C. 
Review the substance abuse policies and programs of Town departments, organizations and community groups and make recommendations.
D. 
Make periodic reports of the Commission's work to the Board of Selectmen.