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TO BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
FROM: Calm
Supervisor Tom Torlakson
Cola
DATE' County
October 7 , 1986
SUBJECT: .
ALCOHOL AND DRUG ABUSE PREVENTION POLICY STATEMENT
SPECIFIC REQUEST(S) OR RECOMMENDATION(S) & BACKGROUND AND JUSTIFICATION
RECOMMENDED ACTION
1. Request a status report from Stu McCullough, . Health Services
Department, on the activities of the Steering Committee to Support
Drug and Alochol Prevention in the Schools.
2 . Authorize a Board member or Stu McCullough to testify at the
hearing of the Select Committee on Drug and Alcohol Abuse on behalf of
Contra Costa County regarding the innovative efforts we have made in
the prevention area and on Our efforts to develop a master plan
strategy.
BACKGROUND INFORMATION: Last March, I initiated an effort to
enhance the drug and alcohol abuse- prevention programs in our schools.
(Please refer to the attached copy' of my correspondence dated March.
11, 1986. )
A steering committee was subsequently established and a series of
meetings have taken place. The committee has received the
participation of a wide cross section of groups and individuals
involved in drug and alcohol prevention in our county--from our own
Health Services Prevention :staff and contract agencies to parents and
school groups, students, county A/.DA/MH advisory committees, law
enforcement, the religious community and service clubs such as the
Rotary and Kiwanis. The committee has formulated an action plan
around a "prevention policy" .that is being developed. A proposed
course of action would be to take this master plan to all school
boards, city councils and our own. Board and recommend its adoption.
In addition, I recently received a letter from Senator John
Seymour regarding an upcoming hearing on developing a master plan for
drug and alcohol abuse prevention for the State of California. The
Select Committee on Drug and. Alcohol Abuse will hold hearings on
October 21 in Sacramento.
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Attachments
CONT 1 NUED ON ATTACHMENT; •YES SIGNATURE:
RECOMMENDATION OF COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR, RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE
APPROVE OTHER
SIGNATURE(S1:
-ACTION OF BOARD ON October 7,' 1986 APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED X OTHER X
IT IS ORDERED BY THE BOARD that Supervisor Torlakson is authorized to
testify at the hearing of the Select Committee on Drug and Alcohol Abuse
on behalf of Contra Costa County and if he cannot do so, Stu McCullough
is authorized to testify.
VOTE OF SUPERVISORS
I HEREBY ,CERTIFY THAT THIS IS A TRUE
X UNAN I MOUS. (ASSENT TTT AND CORRECT COPY OF AN ACTION TAKEN
AYES: NOES: AND ENTERED ON THE MINUTES OF THE BOARD
ABSENT: ABSTAIN: OF SUPERVISORS ON THE DATE SHOWN.
CC: County Administrator ATTESTED October 7 , 1986
Supervisor Torlakson PHIL BATCHELOR, CLERK OF THE BOARD OF
SUPERVISORS AND COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR
BY U ,DEPUTY
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