Submitted By
Lisa Shelley, Deputy Village Manager/Interim Public Health Director
Reviewed By
CLP
Agenda Item Title
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An Ordinance Amending Chapter 20 ("Public Health"), Article 9 ("Villge Indoor Clean Air Policy"), Section 20-9-5 ("Designation of Other No Smoking Areas") and Section 20-9-6 ("Sign Requirements") of the Oak Park Village Code to Designate Village Facilities as No Tobacco Areas
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Overview
Overview
On March 16, 2015, the Village Board passed a Resolution in support of the Village facilities becoming a tobacco-free work sites. This year, the Village was awarded a Tobacco Free Communities Grant from the Illinois Department of Public Health. As part of this award, the Village committed to creating a smoke-free work place (including e-cigarettes) for all Village facilities. The Oak Park Board of Health unanimously recommended this program. This Ordinance is the final step in that process.
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Staff Recommendation
Approval.
Fiscal Impact
The grant funds for this award cover approximately $5,000 in signs and labor to notice all village facilities for being a tobacco-free work site. In addition, grant funds cover 100% of the staff time to administer this grant. This initiative is only one deliverable of several deliverables required of this grant.
Background
The Village currently operates under the Smoke Free Illinois Act which prohibits smoking in public places within 15 feet of any building entrance. This new Ordinance would prohibit tobacco products entirely on all Village facilities (not just within 15 feet of the entrance), including e-cigarettes. The Village already has an internal policy which prohibits smoking in all Village vehicles.
The grant application would cover the cost of any signage. This grant provides funding to local health departments in Illinois to implement tobacco contraol and prevention programs. The program seeks to eliminate morbidity and mortality related to tobacco us...
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