PLACEMENT: Board and Committee Appointments
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DRUG AND ALCOHOL ABUSE AWARENESS COMMITTEE APPOINTMENT
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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY:
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The Board is asked to make the necessary appointment to the Drug and Alcohol Abuse Awareness Committee.
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DEPARTMENT: Administration
PREPARED BY: Name: Donna Gordon
Title: Administrative Services Program Coordinator
REQUESTED BY: Michelle Miller, Human Services Administrator
PRESET:
PROCEDURES: None
BACKGROUND/RELATED STRATEGIC GOAL:
The Drug and Alcohol Abuse Awareness Committee was created by Resolution No. 87-7.37 on July 28, 1987. Resolution No. 87-7.37 was rescinded in 2019 and again in 2020, and Resolution Nos. 19-11.3 and 20-2.21 were adopted to update the Drug and Alcohol Abuse Awareness Committee including makeup, terms, and change the Circuit Court Judge to a non-voting member. Resolution Nos. 19-11.3 and 20-2.21 are attached. The Drug and Alcohol Abuse Awareness Committee shall serve as an advisory committee to the County Commissioners on issues relating to adult and youth substance and alcohol abuse in Martin County. The Committee will make recommendations on programs and services that impact the community.
The Drug and Alcohol Abuse Awareness Committee meets quarterly in the Administration Building at 3:30 PM. Their agendas are published to the County’s web site in a timely manner.
The Administration Staff received a letter of resignation from Dr. Angieszka Marshall (treatment representative) who has served on the Committee since January 2020. Per previous Board direction, Administration Staff sent Dr. Marshall a Certificate of Appreciation and a letter thanking her for serving which were signed by the Chairman.
An Information Release soliciting applicants for the Treatment Representative position and was emailed via Constant Contact to the Outreach Martin and Local Media which includes local Chambers of Commerce, local businesses, and citizens (nearly 2,300 recipients). The Information Release was also posted to the County’s web page under News.
The Administration Staff will advise all the applicants of the Commission’s decision which will include Sunshine Law information to the appointed individual.
ISSUES:
The Board is asked to appoint one individual to the Drug and Alcohol Abuse Awareness Committee for a term to begin immediately and end January 6, 2026. A voting sheet is attached.
Alethia DuPont Dawn Haviland
LEGAL SUFFICIENCY REVIEW:
To the extent this item contains legal issues; it has been reviewed for legal sufficiency, though it is primarily a matter of Board policy.
RECOMMENDED ACTION:
RECOMMENDATION
Move that the Board appoint one individual to the Drug and Alcohol Abuse Awareness Committee for a term to begin immediately and end January 6, 2026 and authorize the Chairman to sign the Resolution of Appointment.
ALTERNATIVE RECOMMENDATIONS
Direct staff accordingly.
FISCAL IMPACT:
RECOMMENDATION
None
ALTERNATIVE RECOMMENDATIONS
None
DOCUMENT(S) REQUIRING ACTION:
☐Budget Transfer / Amendment ☐ Chair Letter ☐Contract / Agreement
☐Grant / Application ☐Notice ☐Ordinance ☒Resolution
☐Other: