Loading...
HomeMy WebLinkAbout1973-12-10 29-AB ORDER1 Introduced by Councilor Daldacci, December 10, 1913 CITY OF BANGOR (TITLE) (00frf ...electron of Membece of the. Drug.. duration Committee. for 1979 By My Go l ofUa CKy ofBam9er: ORDERED, TUT the Council proceed to the election of sixteen (16) members of the Drug Education Committee for a term of one year. IN CITY COUNCIL • December 30, 1973 Consider next meeting. 0 D cc co Consider 28, 1973 me Consider next meeting. CI C IN CITY COUNCIL January 14, 1974 Amended by including the attachedeport entited Assessment "Drug Abuse Committee•; consider next meeting. CITY CLE IN CITY COUNCIL January 28, 1974 Amended to read 5 members instead of 16 members. Passed - the following W¢ee+solnted::. Police Official,. Frederick Clarke, Jq Physician, Peter J. Emma Attorney, Marshall $tern[ Youth Counselor, Oliver Hirkhead; Coammnity Health Official, William J. Shook. Y CLER 29 A9 RECEIVED O R D E R 1973 KO'! 29 FM 12' 15 True, CITY CLERK'S OFFICE CITY OF RAN50R. MAINE Electicn of Members of the Drug „Fapcatiop Coum,ittee for 1974 Introduced d filed by /•.�J u �< Drug Abuse Assessment Cbmnittes I Statement of Condltionat It is anestablished fact that drugs of various kinds are available on the illicit market to adolescents, young adults and others in the greater Bangor "ea. Reacting to this situation, a variety of agencies and organizations have planned and established a variety of programa and services in an attempt to respond. Some of these programa are ongoing and others have been short-term. They have fallen into two general categories{ educational and regulatory. A few an& efforts have met with some success but more have failed and although drug abuse has been at the problem level fn the area for sevasul yeara now, thm'e hes yet to be a decisive approach to contending with it than an impartial judge could honestly aay contributed appreciably to disueding persons from aisaeing drugs. It appears that short of some form of mandate from the State governmental level, all of these programs cannot he successfully coordinated. Despite this however, it is anmmibent upon government both State and local, to remain cloae in to the problem and efforts to respond to it, for the abuse of dangerous subatam ass can end does effect human development, and community health, velfare and social order. In Bangor, the City Council must have At its disposal, current end factual in- formation regarding the seriousness And nature of drug abuse. Utilising such in- formation It may, within its power to do so, take action to regulate and modify factors bearing on drug abuse, iastigate progress of education and prevention and otherwise serve a key role in the overall effort W curb the problem. presently, gauging the magnitude of the drug problem is in itself, a difficulty. It is essential that the chief governdmg body of the City have a vehicle through which it may obtain timely and factual feed -back from resource persona in a po- sition to be moat familiar with the situation and who need act rely on public media, popular opinion and other sources whoae appraisal of conditions may not Always be first used or ocjective. II Purpose And objective: It is therefore Seemed necessary And advisable that the City banal establish a standing cammittes of persons to provide it with data and recommendations o the matter of abuse of drugs in Bangor and other communities to the extend that conditions in these other communities effect Bangor. It is recommended that this Committee replace the Doug Education Committee as the purposes of the latter no longer seem timely end cannot provide the City Council with the type of information it needs. It is further suggested that the name of this new committee be the Drug Abuse Assessment Committee and that it be cemprised--at least initially --of live persona whose responsibilities shall be: