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6 <br /> 1 • September— Elected Leader survey <br /> 2 • September - October— Public input <br /> 3 1. online survey <br /> 4 2. e-mail <br /> 5 3. telephone comment line <br /> 6 4. U.S. Mail, and <br /> 7 5. a public hearing <br /> 8 <br /> 9 • October— Community Leader Forum held with 18 local leaders including elected <br /> 10 officials from 3 out of 4 municipalities <br /> 11 • October— BOH holds public hearing, votes and adopts rule 10-1 <br /> 12 • Smoke-free public places <br /> 13 Preparing for the vote <br /> 14 2012 <br /> 15 • November— Legal notices run in the local newspaper <br /> 16 • November—OCHD staff meet with law enforcement officials to discuss <br /> 17 consistency in enforcement and other concerns <br /> 18 • November— BOCC holds public hearing, votes and approves The Board of <br /> 19 Health's Rule 6-1 <br /> 20 • Smoke-free public places <br /> 21 Jurisdictional Authority <br /> 22 <br /> 23 After the BOH/BOCC Vote <br /> 24 • Municipal attorneys for Chapel Hill, Hillsborough and Carrboro question the <br /> 25 jurisdictional authority of the Board of Health <br /> 26 - Believe Councils must "opt-in" to participate <br /> 27 • Jill Moore from the School of Government publishes a whitepaper on <br /> 28 jurisdictional authority finding: <br /> 29 - Board of Health Rulemaking Authority applies to all jurisdictions in the <br /> 30 County and the BOCC approval is a procedural step similar to when they <br /> 31 approve BOH fees <br /> 32 • NC Attorney General's Office sends an Advisory Letter also stating the BOH <br /> 33 Rule applies to all towns within Orange County <br /> 34 • Durham and Orange County Attorneys concur <br /> 35 • Implementation <br /> 36 <br /> 37 January 1, 2013 <br /> 38 • "Soft Implementation" no penalties for non-compliance <br /> 39 Start with focus on 3 key areas <br /> 40 • Cessation <br /> 41 • Public Education / Communication <br />