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• Smoke-free public places <br /> Preparing for the vote <br /> 2012 <br /> • Early September— BOCC Chair met with municipal mayors to gauge support for <br /> the Rule <br /> • September— Elected Leader survey <br /> • September - October— Public input <br /> 1. online survey <br /> 2. e-mail <br /> 3. telephone comment line <br /> 4. U.S. Mail, and <br /> 5. a public hearing <br /> • October— Community Leader Forum held with 18 local leaders including elected <br /> officials from 3 out of 4 municipalities <br /> • October— BOH holds public hearing, votes and adopts rule 10-1 <br /> • Smoke-free public places <br /> Preparing for the vote <br /> 2012 <br /> • November— Legal notices run in the local newspaper <br /> • November— OCHD staff meet with law enforcement officials to discuss <br /> consistency in enforcement and other concerns <br /> • November— BOCC holds public hearing, votes and approves The Board of <br /> Health's Rule 6-1 <br /> • Smoke-free public places <br /> Jurisdictional Authority <br /> After the BOH/BOCC Vote <br /> • Municipal attorneys for Chapel Hill, Hillsborough and Carrboro question the <br /> jurisdictional authority of the Board of Health <br /> - Believe Councils must "opt-in" to participate <br /> • Jill Moore from the School of Government publishes a whitepaper on <br /> jurisdictional authority finding: <br /> - Board of Health Rulemaking Authority applies to all jurisdictions in the <br /> County and the BOCC approval is a procedural step similar to when they <br /> approve BOH fees <br /> • NC Attorney General's Office sends an Advisory Letter also stating the BOH <br /> Rule applies to all towns within Orange County <br /> • Durham and Orange County Attorneys concur <br /> • Implementation <br />