(a) Members. The County Executive must appoint, subject to confirmation by the County Council, an Alcohol and Other Drug Addiction Advisory Council. The Council consists of 16 voting members and 9 nonvoting members. (b) Voting members. The County Executive should appoint the voting members so that they include: (1) 4 members of the general public that reflect the geographic diversity of the County; (2) an individual who is recovering from alcoholism or other drug addiction; (3) a professional who treats alcoholism or other drug addiction; (4) a professional who provides care to prevent alcoholism or other drug addiction; (5) a person of high school age or younger; (6) a person who represents the multi-cultural diversity of the County; (7) a practicing physician; (8) a pharmacist; (9) a relative of an individual who is receiving care for alcoholism or other drug addiction; and (10) a member of: (A) the clergy; (B) the legal profession; (C) the County parent-teachers associations; and (D) the business community. (c) Nonvoting members. The following should each designate one nonvoting ex-officio member of the Council: (1) County Executive; (2) County Council; (3) Health and Human Services Department; (4) Police Department; (5) Montgomery County Public School System; (6) Board of License Commissioners; (7) Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation; (8) Mental Health Advisory Committee; and (9) Victims Services Advisory Board. (d) Removal of members. Section 2-148(c) applies only to voting members of the Council.

(a) Officers. The Council must elect a Chair annually. The Council may select other officers annually as it finds appropriate. A member must not serve as Chair for more than 2 consecutive years. (b) Subcommittees. The Council may establish subcommittees that may include persons who are not members of the Council. However, the Chair of each subcommittee must be a member of the Council. (c) Meetings. The Council meets at the call of the Chair as often as required to perform its duties, but at least 9 times each year. The Council must also meet if two-thirds of the voting members request in writing that a meeting be held. The Chair must give reasonable advance notice of all meetings to members of the Council and the general public. A majority of the voting members are a quorum to transact business. (d) By-laws. The Council may establish by-laws to govern its activities. (e) Staff. The Department of Health and Human Services must provide the Council with staff support.

The Council must: (a) identify local alcohol and other drug addiction program needs, after receiving the advice of the Director of the Department of Health and Human Services by June 1 of each year; (b) review the state alcohol and other drug addiction plan; (c) assist in the development of an annual County alcohol and other drug addiction plan; (d) recommend appropriate allocation of funds to support alcohol and other drug addiction programs after considering other available funding sources; (e) promote alcohol and other drug addiction programs; (f) conduct or participate in one or more public forums each year concerning alcoholism and other drug addiction; and (g) issue an annual report to the County Executive, County Council, and Director of the Department of Health and Human Services by October 1 of each year. The report must: (1) evaluate the progress of local alcohol and other drug addiction programs; (2) identify actions needed to improve local alcohol and other drug addiction programs; and (3) outline goals of the Council for the following year.

The Council must not engage in any advocacy activity at the State or federal levels unless that activity is approved by the Office of Intergovernmental Relations.