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ADMINISTRATIVE HISTORY

On October 28, 1968 the Advisory Commission on Drug Abuse was jointly established by the Montgomery County Council and the Board of Education through Resolution 6-1633 for the purpose of studying the County's drug problems and reporting their findings by mid-spring 1969. The Commission was composed of fourteen voting members, half appointed by the County Council and the other half appointed by the Board of Education. Also, a number of ex-officio representatives from the Department of Police, Department of Health, and the States Attorney's Office participated in the Commission.

Although specifically formed to enact this study, the Commission continued through 1971. With the passage of the 1971 Drug Abuse Control Act, the Commission was retained to advise the County Council, County Executive, and the Director of the Office of Drug Control. In this role it reviewed legislative, executive, educational measures, and proposed programs and license applications to the Office of Drug Control. After the Office's dissolution in 1976, the Advisory Commission came under the purview of the Health Department and was redefined "...[from] a group composed of high level officials to a working council of public and private agency staff involved in drug related problems and services."

PROCESSING PROCEDURES

General processing procedures consisted of discarding duplicates, unnecessary binders, and routine transmittals. Oversized documents and photographs were removed from the original location in their assigned series and placed in separate containers. Separation sheets were inserted in the original location within the folder to indicate the new location of any records placed elsewhere.

Preservation copying of newspaper clippings was performed whenever feasible. Records in folders were arranged, unless otherwise indicated, in forward chronological order, with undated records appearing at the end of the folder.

PROVENANCE

N/A

SCOPE AND CONTENT NOTE

Documents in this record group consist of one box (0.02 cu. ft.) of correspondence, memoranda, minutes, and one annual report. Records date from 1968 to 1984 and are arranged alphabetically by document type, and thereafter chronologically by year.

BOX INVENTORY

Correspondence/Memoranda 1968-1974

Minutes 1968-1969

Minutes 1970-1972

Minutes 1972-1973

Minutes 1975-1976

Annual Report 1984