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136 <br /> ORANGE COUNTY <br /> BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br /> Action A e, da <br /> Item No. <br /> ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT <br /> Meeting Date: APRIL 4, 1988 <br /> SUBJECT: SMOKING POLICY FOR COUNTY BUILDINGS <br /> DEPARTMENT: COUNTY MANAGER PUBLIC HEARING: Yes X No <br /> ATTACHMENT(S) : INFORMATION CONTACT: MANAGER'S <br /> OFFICE,X501 <br /> PROPOSED SMOKING POLICY TELEPHONE NUMBER: <br /> Hillsborough - 732-8181 <br /> Chapel Hill - 968-4501 <br /> Mebane - 227-2031 <br /> Durham - 688-7331 <br /> PURPOSE: Consideration of recommended policy governing smoking in <br /> County buildings. <br /> BACKGROUND: On May 19, 1987 the Board responded to the Health and Medical <br /> Care Advisory Council resolution requesting a prohibition on <br /> smoking in County buildings by directing County management to <br /> conduct an employee smoking survey. County management esta- <br /> blished a volunteer employee smoking committee of smokers and <br /> non-smokers to develop and implement the survey. <br /> At the November 2, 1987 Commissioners meeting, the Board <br /> received the Final Report of the Smoking Survey Committee. <br /> The Board instructed the Smoking Survey Committee to analyze/ <br /> interpret the findings of the Final Report and present recom- <br /> mendations at the beginning of 1988. The committee's recom- <br /> mendation is attached. <br /> RECOMMENDATION(S) : <br /> Manager recommends that the proposed policy be approved with <br /> the following conditions: <br /> (1) Effective Date: September 1, 1988 . <br /> (2) Test period of implementation of one year. <br /> (3) Evaluation of test period to be conducted by joint <br /> Management/Employee Committee. <br /> (4) Report back to County Manager with recommendation as to <br /> any changes in policy. <br /> (5) Manager evaluate the costs as cited in the report <br /> incorporating necessary cost of implementation in 1988-89 <br /> budget. <br />