[HISTORY: Adopted by the Township Committee
of the Township of Maplewood 7-3-1990 by Ord. No. 1832. Amendments noted where
applicable.]
There is hereby created a Committee to be known
as the "Maplewood Alliance Committee."
The purposes of the Maplewood Alliance Committee
shall be as follows:
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 the South Orange/Maplewood
school system, comprehensive and effective programs to combat alcoholism
and drug abuse in grades kindergarten through 12.
C.
To develop, in cooperation with the South Orange/Maplewood
School District, procedures for the intervention, treatment and discipline
of students abusing alcohol or drugs.
D.
To develop comprehensive alcoholism and drug abuse
programs which involve education, support and outreach efforts for
parents in Maplewood.
E.
To develop comprehensive community awareness programs
dealing with alcoholism and drug abuse.
The functions of the Maplewood Alliance Committee
may 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 educational programs and related activities, with an emphasis
on youth, designed to prevent alcoholism and drug abuse.
B.
Conducting an assessment of Maplewood 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 dealing
with alcoholism and drug abuse to avoid fragmentation and duplication.
E.
Developing programs to be implemented in the township
or participating in regionally developed programs that accomplish
the purpose of the Alliance effort and the purposes of the Maplewood
Alliance Committee.
F.
Assisting the township in acquiring funds for Alliance
programs through the establishment of a subcommittee on fundraising.
G.
Cooperating with the Governor's Council on Drug Abuse
and the Essex County Local Advisory Committee on Alcoholism and Drug
Abuse and providing municipal data, reports or other information which
may be required for the Essex County Annual Alliance Plan, which is
needed to assist the Alliance effort.
[Amended 12-3-1991 by Ord. No. 1874; 3-18-1997 by Ord. No.
2028-97]
The following shall constitute the membership
of the Maplewood Alliance Committee:
A.
The Mayor or a representative of the Mayor appointed
by the Mayor.
B.
The Maplewood Police Chief or a representative of
the Maplewood Police Chief.
C.
A member of the Board of Education.
D.
The Superintendent of Schools or a representative
of the Superintendent of Schools.
E.
A student advisor at Columbia High School appointed
by the Principal of Columbia High School.
F.
A representative of Presidents' Council of the South
Orange/Maplewood PTAs and Home and School Associations.
G.
A representative of the South Orange/Maplewood Education
Association (SOMEA).
H.
A representative of the Maplewood Chamber of Commerce.
I.
Two representatives of local religious groups.
J.
Six citizens residing in the township appointed by
the Township Committee.
K.
Student advisor/substance abuse counselor at Maplewood
Middle School appointed by the Principal of Maplewood Middle School.
L.
The DARE officer of the Maplewood Police Department.
M.
A representative of the Maplewood/South Orange News
Record.
[Amended 3-18-1997 by Ord. No. 2028-97]
Those members of the Committee who are appointed pursuant to the provisions of § 10-4A through I shall serve at the pleasure of the person or group who shall appoint them or so long as the appointee shall hold the position designated. Those members of the Committee who are appointed pursuant to the provisions of § 10-4J through M shall be appointed to serve for two years commencing January 1 of the year of appointment. Vacancies caused by other than the expiration of the term of the appointee shall be filled for the term of the unexpired term only. At least 1/2 of the Committee membership shall be residents of the Township of Maplewood.
[Amended 5-16-2017 by Ord. No. 2861-17]
The Maplewood Township Alliance shall elect its own officers
from among its members on an annual basis, establish its own bylaws
and meet regularly in accord with the calendar of meetings to be established
by it on a yearly basis. It shall keep minutes of its meetings, and
a copy of each set of said minutes shall, after approval of the same,
be filed with the Township Clerk.
[Amended 9-7-1999 by Ord. No. 2109-99]
The Maplewood Alliance Committee shall attempt
to secure funds for its programs through grants from the Drug Enforcement
and Demand Reduction Fund maintained in the State Department of the
Treasury and shall make suggestions to the Township Committee as to
how the township may meet its matching fund obligations under the
grant program.
The adoption of this chapter and the creation
of the Maplewood Alliance Committee shall not be taken as an indication
or agreement that the Township of Maplewood will commit any funds
to finance any program which the Alliance Committee shall determine
to be wise and necessary for the township.
A certified copy of this chapter and a list of the initial members of the Maplewood Alliance Committee shall be forwarded to the Essex County Local Advisory Committee on Alcohol and Drug Abuse with a request that the receipt of the same be acknowledged and with a further request that said Essex County Local Advisory Committee on Alcohol and Drug Abuse certifies that the Maplewood Alliance Committee is an official Alliance member in accord with Chapter 51 of the Laws of 1989.[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: See N.J.S.A. 26:2BB-1 et seq.
