HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolution 2009 (34) RESOLUTION FOR A TOBACCO -FREE POLICY FOR COUNTY GROUNDS WITH
GOVERNMENT BUILDINGS, COUNTY -OWNED PARKS, THE FAIRGROUNDS
AND COUNTY -OWNED VEHICLES
Resolution No. 311 Cott 9')
St. Croix County, Wisconsin
WHEREAS, the St. Croix County Board of Supervisors passed a resolution in 1992 that
directed all County Government buildings and passenger vehicles be smoke -free (with
the exception of the day room area of the jail) effective January 1, 1993; and
WHEREAS, the St. Croix County Board of Supervisors passed a resolution in May of
2005 indicating:
1. The undersigned hereby requests that the Wisconsin Legislature strengthen state
laws to fully protect workers and the public from the known health dangers of
secondhand smoke by adopting legislation that creates smoke -free workplaces.
2. The undersigned also requests that any state legislation or regulation must
preserve the right of local levels of government to adopt more restrictive measures
to protect citizens from secondhand smoke; and
WHEREAS, the St. Croix County Department of Health and Human Services, at the
May, 2007 meeting, directed the Health and Human Services Director to send a letter to
State legislators indicating support of Senate Bill 150, also known as the Breathe Free
Wisconsin Act with the following considerations:
• Support a uniform Wisconsin Statute change to ban smoking to include all indoor
places but to exclude private passenger vehicles and any private residence.
• Smoking ban to exclude outdoor areas except as currently defined in Statute.
• That fines and penalties should not be increased; and
WHEREAS, the Surgeon General's Report of 2006, "The Health Consequences of
Involuntary Exposure to Tobacco Smoke," declares there is no safe level of exposure to
tobacco smoke; and
WHEREAS, the provision of tobacco free environments is an effective measure of
protecting the health of the employees of St. Croix County and that of the public we
serve; and
WHEREAS, the St. Croix County Department of Health and Human Services Board met
on January 30, 2008 to consider strengthening the County's existing smoke -free policy;
and STATE OF WISCONSIN
COUNTY OF ST. CROIX
i, Cindy Campbell, St. Croix
County Clerk, DO HEREBY CERTIFY that
the foregoing is a true and correct copy of
adopted by the County Board of Supervisors
at their meeting held 1
Cindy Campbell, St. Croix County Clerk
WHEREAS, the St. Croix County Department of Health and Human Services Board
selected an January 1, 2010 implementation date of a tobacco -free policy for the St. Croix
County Government grounds with Government buildings, including the fairgrounds,
County -owned parks and County -owned vehicles and equipment (regardless of location).
WHEREAS, the Department of Health and Human Service staff will draft a plan for the
stages of implementation of the policies which will include, but not be limited to,
meetings with county building, county -owned parks and fairground supervisors, tobacco
and secondhand smoke education and smoking cessation assistance /support.
THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the St. Croix County Board of Supervisors directs
that all County Government grounds with Government buildings, County -owned parks,
the fairgrounds and all County -owned vehicles and equipment be tobacco -free effective
January 1, 2010. l xempt, for safety reasons, are St. Croix Industry clients and
Nursing Home residents. This exemption does not include staff or workers.
Offered by the Health and Human Services Board
YES NO ABSTAIN ABSENT SUPERVISOR SIGNATURE
❑ ❑ ❑ Esther Wentz `
E l ❑ ❑ ❑ Charles Grant A-A _!t 1 _ •u, ./1,
12 ❑ ❑ ❑ Gerald Peterson
E ❑ ❑ ❑ Richard Marzolf i f Z z 2 • X27
❑ ❑ ❑ g Linda Luckey
❑ ❑ ❑ Roger Larson 19 111 ❑ El Dr. Lisa Ramsey J 4/
❑ ❑ ❑ xi Deb Rasmussen 2
❑ ❑ f] Leon Berenschot ^ A_ `/ ,,•'
has amendP/i
,, This Resolution was adopted by the St. Croix County Board
Reviewed as to form on _ of Supervisors on 0 P 02 O o?OO GI
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Greg Timmerman, Corporation Counsel Cindy Campb County Clerk
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