New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 17 - TREASURY - GENERAL › Chapter 40 - RULES OF THE GOVERNOR'S COUNCIL ON ALCOHOLISM AND DRUG ABUSE › Subchapter 3 - FUNDING FOR ALLIANCE PROGRAMS › Section 17:40-3.3 - Municipal Alliance Strategic Plan application process

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
(a) The
				Council shall develop the Municipal Alliance Strategic Plan application and
				distribute it to the LACADA Alliance Steering Subcommittee each year.
(b) The LACADA Alliance Steering Subcommittee
				shall distribute the Municipal Alliance Strategic Plan forms to the Municipal
				Alliance Subcommittees.
(c) The
				LACADA Alliance Steering Subcommittee, in conjunction with the Alliance
				Coordinator, shall provide technical assistance and monitoring to the Municipal
				Alliance Subcommittees in the completion of the Municipal Alliance Strategic
				Plan forms.
(d) In order to be
				considered for approval, the Municipal Alliance Committee must complete and
				return the Municipal Alliance Strategic Plan to the LACADA Alliance Steering
				Subcommittee.
(e) The LACADA
				Alliance Steering Subcommittee, in conjunction with the Alliance Coordinator,
				shall review the Municipal Alliance Strategic Plan application submitted by
				Municipal Alliance Committees for compliance with the requirements of the
				Municipal Alliance Strategic Plan process, this chapter, and the governing law
				(
N.J.S.A. 26:2BB-1
et seq.). The LACADA Alliance Steering
				Committee, in conjunction with the Alliance Coordinator, shall then develop a
				county plan incorporating the Municipal Alliance Strategic Plan for submission
				to the Governor's Council on Alcoholism and Drug Abuse.
(f) Upon receipt of the LACADA Alliance
				Steering Subcommittee's plan, it and the Municipal Alliance Strategic Plan
				contained therein shall be reviewed by the Governor's Council and its staff.
				Additional information may be requested by the Council from the LACADA Alliance
				Steering Subcommittee or the Municipal Alliance Committee as needed.
(g) The Governor's Council will develop a
				formula for funding for the purpose of granting funds appropriated to the
				LACADA Alliance Coordinator and the Municipal Alliance Committees. The formula
				shall be adopted by the Council at a public meeting and shall thereafter be
				promulgated as a separate rule. When issuing a new Municipal Alliance Strategic
				Plan for the start of a new planning cycle, the Council will review and update
				the data used in the funding formula and thereafter revise allocations
				accordingly.
(h) To the extent the
				Legislature makes appropriation therefor, DEDR funds shall be granted by the
				Council, upon the recommendation of its Executive Director, to the LACADA
				Alliance Coordinator for the purpose of training and coordination and to
				Municipal Alliance Committees and member municipalities within the county which
				successfully complete the Municipal Alliance Strategic Plan and have it
				approved by the Council.
(i) The
				Governor's Council shall annually issue letters of intent for the distribution
				of DEDR funds to LACADA Alliance Coordinators and Municipal Alliance
				Committees.
(j) The county agency
				or individual designated by the governing body of each county pursuant to
26:2B-33
is authorized to
				receive from the Governor's Council moneys made available under the Municipal
				Alliance Strategic Plan process. The designated county agency shall establish a
				separate fund for the receipt and disbursement of these moneys and such
				disbursement shall be made as directed by the Council for approved grants
				only.