HomeMy Public PortalAbout31-2004-31 RESOLUTION NO. 2004- 3 S CAKED
A RESOLUTION PROHIBITING TOBACCO USE IN CITY BUILDINGS
AND VEHICLES
WHEREAS, the City is a public entity, providing public services to the community;
WHEREAS, numerous studies have found that tobacco use is a major contributor to health
problems for those who use it;
WHEREAS, tobacco smoke has been found to be a major contributor to indoor air
pollution, and that breathing secondhand smoke is a cause of disease in healthy nonsmokers,
including heart disease, stroke, respiratory disease, and lung cancer;
WHEREAS, the purpose of this ordinance is to protect the public health and welfare by
prohibiting tobacco use in all City buildings and vehicles, and to guarantee the right of
nonsmokers to breathe smokefree air;
WHEREAS, other forms of tobacco, including chewing tobacco, present a health risk to
those who use it, and its use is otherwise inappropriate in City buildings and vehicles.
WHEREAS, it is the desire of the Common Council of the City of Greencastle to provide a
smoke-free environment free of the odor and health hazards associated with second hand smoke
and prohibit the use of other forms of tobacco products within City buildings and vehicles;
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THAT THE CITY OF GREENCASTLE
Common Council hereby prohibits the use of tobacco, in any form within all City buildings and
vehicles.
PASSED AND RESOLVED by the Common Council of the City of Greencastle at its
regular meeting this c day of, jyrt, ,.2004.
COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF GREENCASTLE, INDIANA
(V)
Thomas W. Roach Russell W. Evans
M k N. Hammer ohn Lanie
Ro ert Sedlack
Approved and signed by me this 2 day of 004 at 7 o'clock p_.m.
Nancy A. Michael, Mayor
AT EST:
eresa Glenn, C erk-Treasurer