Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 49, December 7, 2024
Section 254.5 - Constitution of the Planning Council or Executive Commission(a) Local authorities shall appoint a Planning Council or Executive Commission which shall consist of a minimum of 11 members and a maximum of 15 members, chosen and constituted as described in this section. The number of members shall always be an odd number. Such appointments shall be made consistent with the applicable adverse interest laws. All present members of these bodies shall complete their terms of service in the category for which they were originally appointed.(b) The following six categories shall be represented by at least one individual each: (1)Criminal justice. One person involved in the criminal justice field, for example, attorney, law enforcement officer, ex-offender.(2)Business or industry. One person representative of the business or industry community.(3)Labor. One person representative of the labor community.(4)Education. One person presently working the field of education, for example, principal, teacher.(5)Medicine. One person with any of the following credentials: physician, dentist, health care administrator, pharmacist or nurse.(6)Psycho-Social Professional. One person with any of the following credentials: Psychologist, M.S.W., or any other social services professional, for example, clergyman.(c) Of the remaining five to nine members, the local authorities shall appoint individuals who are representative of the constitution and character of the SCA. The following categories shall be represented by at least one individual each unless documentation is submitted to the Council showing that an individual is not available or that the category is not applicable. (1)Student. Individuals representative of the high school, trade school, college, or university population in the community.(2)Elderly. Individuals representative of the elderly population in the community.(3)Client. Individuals representative of current or past recipients of drug or alcohol treatment services.(4)Community. Individuals representative of the economically disadvantaged either by residence or employment.(d) Notwithstanding the provisions of subsections (a)-(c), only one member of the board or staff of a single drug or alcohol project may sit on the Planning Council or Executive Commission at any designated time, at least one of the choices must be an individual 25 years or under at the time of appointment, and no more than 60% of the members may be of the same sex.(e) In addition to a Planning Council or Executive Commission, a Service Provider Advisory Task Force may be formed. This Task Force shall provide a forum for project input into action taken by the Planning Council or Executive Commission. (1) Each project may have a representative on the Service Provider Advisory Task Force.(2) The Service Provider Advisory Task Force may meet at least once every 60 days.(3) The Drug and Alcohol Specialist or Executive Director and a member of the Planning Council or Executive Commission or their designees, shall attend the Service Provider Advisory Task Force Meeting.The provisions of this § 254.5 amended September 9, 1977, 7 Pa.B. 2603.