Purpose
Advise the Broward County Board of County Commissioners and the Broward County Addiction Recovery Division on matters relating to substance abuse.
Created By
Broward County Ordinance #77-61, enacted October 12, 1977.
Amended by Ordinance #2001-06, enacted February 13, 2001, increasing the membership from fifteen to nineteen members.
Amended by Ordinance #2009-08, enacted March 10, 2009, changing the name of the advisory board from Alcohol and Drug Abuse Advisory Board to Substance Abuse Advisory Board.
Membership
Nineteen (19) members.
(1) Each Broward County Commissioner shall appoint two (2) members.
(2) One (1) member shall be appointed by the Broward County Police Chiefs' Association.
Terms
Section 1-233 of Chapter 1, Article XII, Broward County Code of Ordinances, as may be amended from time to time.
Quorum
A majority of the total appointed board members.
Attorney
Karen Gordon, Assistant County Attorney
954-357-7600
Coordinator
Gerard John, Director
Broward Addiction Recovery Center
325 S.W. Street
Fort Lauderdale, FL 33315
954-357-4860
Assistant
Patricia Bailey, Division Administrative Assistant
954-357-4860
Salvatore Torre, Division Administrative Assistant
954-357-4880
Meetings
Quarterly, last Wednesday of January , April, June, September, 7:30AM
Broward Addiction Recovery Center, Community Room 1001
325 S.W. Street
Fort Lauderdale, FL 33315
Website
broward.org/HumanServices/BrowardAddictionRecovery
Financial Disclosure not required