HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolution 2007 (12) RESOLUTION TO REDUCE YOUTH SMOKING AND SUSTAIN FUNDING FOR
WISCONSIN'S COMPREHENSIVE TOBACCO CONTROL PROGRAM
Resolution No. icA (x007)
St. Croix County, Wisconsin
WHEREAS, every year over 16,400 Wisconsin children become addicted to tobacco, of whom more than
one -third will die prematurely because of this addiction; and
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WHEREAS, si increasing Wisconsin's excise tax on cigarettes would drastically reduce the
number of children who become addicted to tobacco, save over a billion dollars in health care costs, and
provide hundreds of millions of dollars per year in additional state revenues; and
WHEREAS, the St. Croix County Health and Human Services Board passed a similar resolution entitled
"Wisconsin Children's Initiative — Resolution to Reduce Youth Smoking" dated May 13, 2005; and
WHEREAS, fully funding the State's Tobacco Prevention and Control Program would effectively reduce
smoking rates through public education efforts, counter - marketing, community and school -based
programs, and provide services to help persons quit smoking; and,
WHEREAS, tobacco used in St. Croix County costs $51 million in health care costs and loss productivity.
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that, in an effort to effectively reduce the number of Wisconsin
children who become addicted to tobacco, the St. Croix County Board of Supervisors supports:
1. Increasing the Wisconsin excise tax on cigarettes by at least $1.25 per pack with the revenue generated
being directed to fund the Medical Assistance Program and Wisconsin's Tobacco Prevention and Control
Program.
2. In order to most effectively reduce the burden of tobacco, assuring that Wisconsin's comprehensive
Tobacco Prevention and Control Program is funded at $31 million per year, which is equal to the Centers
for Disease Control minimum funding recommendation.
RESOLUTION TO REDUCE YOUTH SNORING AND SUSTAIN FUNDING FOR WISCONSIN'S COMPREHENSIVE TOBACCO CONTROL
PROGRAM (Continued)
Offered by the Health and Human Services Board on May 15, 2007.
YES NO ABSTAIN ABSENT SUPERVISOR SIGNATURE
X El [II Wentz : At � --- 7,
X E n Tom Caflisch �� i /t
I 0 I I X Lois Burri
❑ n n X Ron Troyer ,
X n n n Linda Luckey �. wt pc v
❑ X I 1 n Gordon Awsumb - -'--` _ _ '`
X I 1 n n Dr. Michael Kretz
X n 1 I 1 Deb Rasmussen
X n 1 I n Leon Berenschot
II This Resolution was ad ed by the St. Croix County Board
Reviewed by Corporation Counsel on C ( 6 / of Supervisors on Q.6 fLdC)O7
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Greg Ti 1-rman, Corporation Counsel Cindy Campbell, ounty Clerk
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