Santa Clara County Municipal Code Ch. II Law Enforcement Drug Council

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Cross reference— Boards and commissions generally, Div. A6.

There is hereby created a committee known as the Law Enforcement Drug Council, hereafter called the Council.

(Code 1954, § 3.2.22-1; Ord. No. NS-300.144, § 1, 12-1-70)

The Council shall consist of seven members. The Sheriff, District Attorney and Chief Juvenile Probation Officer shall be permanent members. The remaining four members shall not be permanent and shall be chosen from among the police chiefs of the cities of:

(a) Campbell.

(b) Gilroy.

(c) Los Altos.

(d) Los Gatos.

(e) Milpitas.

(f) Morgan Hill.

(g) Mountain View.

(h) Palo Alto.

(i) San Jose.

(j) Santa Clara.

(k) Sunnyvale.

The four nonpermanent members shall serve two-year terms, except that two of the initial members shall serve one-year terms so as to provide for the staggering of terms.

(Code 1954, § 3.2.22-2; Ord. No. NS-300.144, § 1, 12-1-70)

The Council shall be responsible for designating a chairman whose duties will be to call Council meetings, notify all concerned departments with respect to agenda formation and time and place of Council meetings, and conduct Council meetings. The Director of the Narcotics Bureau shall be responsible for providing secretarial assistance to the Council.

(Code 1954, § 3.2.22-3; Ord. No. NS-300.144, § 1, 12-1-70)

It shall be the duty of the Council to:

(a) Establish policy guidelines to govern the County Narcotics Bureau.

(b) Select the Director of the Narcotics Bureau.

(c) See that liaison personnel are selected from each police department to work with the Bureau.

(d) Identify local narcotics information resources and determine what data will be collected and submitted by the police departments to the Bureau's interagency information exchange.

(e) Approve design of uniform reporting and retrieval procedures.

(f) Determine extent and nature of local participation expected in field operations.

(g) Assign preliminary priorities to types of service requests to be referred to the Bureau.

(h) Formulate program of the education and prevention unit of the Narcotics Bureau and specify guidelines and resources available for its operation.

(i) Appoint representatives to serve on the County-wide advisory or coordinating group on drug abuse.

(j) Cooperate with and assist the County official designated to prepare the annual County-wide drug abuse control plan.

(Code 1954, § 3.2.22-5; Ord. No. NS-300.144, § 1, 12-1-70)

Meetings will be called by the chairman, and may take place upon request of any member of the executive council. Meetings will be held as needed but no less than monthly.

(Code 1954, § 3.2.22-5; Ord. No. NS-300.144, § 1, 12-1-70)