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File #: ORD 19-72    Name:
Type: Ordinance Status: Failed
In control: President and Board of Trustees
On agenda: 10/7/2019 Final action:
Title: Second Reading and Adoption of an Ordinance Amending Chapter 8 ("Business Licensing"), Article 6 ("Comprehensive Regulation of Tobacco Products") of the Oak Park Village Code
Attachments: 1. Ordinance Amending Chapter 8 Article 6, 2. Ordinance Amending Chapter 8 Article 6 Bd. of Health Recommended, 3. Report and RecommendationsENDS_Final, 4. Pages from 06.04.12_regular_meeting_agenda, 5. Tobacco 21 - A Retailer's Guide, 6. Tobacco Retailer Letter 09-06-19
Submitted By
Mike Charley, Public Health Director

Reviewed By
LKS

Agenda Item Title
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Second Reading and Adoption of an Ordinance Amending Chapter 8 ("Business Licensing"), Article 6 ("Comprehensive Regulation of Tobacco Products") of the Oak Park Village Code

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Overview
Overview
This is a second reading of an ordinance amending Chapter 8 ("Business Licensing") Article 6 ("Comprehensive Regulation of Tobacco Products") of the Oak Park Village Code. The ordinance includes recommendations from the Board of Health from their "Report and Recommendations from the Oak Park Board of Health Commission/The Use of E-Cigarettes Among Youth" and direction from the Village Board from their July 22, 2018 Board of Trustee meeting.

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Recommendation
Recommendation
The Board of Health presented 35 recommendations related to e-cigarettes, many recommendations included amendments to Chapter 8 ("Business Licensing") Article 6 ("Comprehensive Regulation of Tobacco Products") of the Oak Park Village Code. In addition to the Board of Health recommendations the Village Board is recommending removing the possession language located in section 8-6-7 of the ordinance.

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Fiscal Impact
The ordinance amendment recommendation includes a new provision that fines issued pursuant to the ordinance shall be used to fund compliance checks of tobacco licensees.

Background
On May 7, 2018 the Village Board motioned to refer to the Board of Health for review of Chapter 8 ("Business Licensing") Article 6 ("Comprehensive Regulation of Tobacco Products") of the Oak Park Village Code as it relates to the regulation of electronic cigarettes and vaping.

The Board of Health completed their review and on January 14, 2019 the Village Board received the recommendations of the Board of Health at a regularly scheduled Village Board meeting. The recommendations document titled "Report and Recommendations from the Oak Park Board of Health Commission/The Use of E-Cigarettes Among Youth"...

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