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6 <br /> An Ordinance Prohibiting Smoking in Buildings Owned by <br /> or Leased to Orange County and Motor Vehicles <br /> Owned by or Leased to Orange County <br /> WHEREAS, North' Carolina General Statutes § 153A-121 <br /> authorizes the Board of County Commissioners of <br /> Orange County (hereafter "the Board" ) to enact an <br /> ordinance to protect the public health and safety <br /> and to promote the general welfare of the citizens <br /> of Orange County (hereafter "the County" ) ; and <br /> WHEREAS, North Carolina General Statutes § 153A-169 <br /> requires the Board to supervise the maintenance, <br /> repair and use of all County property and <br /> authorizes the Board to adopt, by ordinance, <br /> regulations concerning the use of County property; <br /> and <br /> WHEREAS, Representative groups of County employees have <br /> indicated that they desire a smoke-free work place <br /> and that they do not wish to be exposed to <br /> environmental tobacco smoke which in some <br /> instances irritates, aggravates or causes <br /> respiratory ailments and in other instances causes: <br /> employees to fear that they may become affected by <br /> heart or lung disease by inhaling the second-hand <br /> smoke of employees who do smoke; and <br /> WHEREAS, There is a growing body of evidence to indicate <br /> that smoking is a major cause of certain <br /> preventable diseases and deaths in this country <br /> and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has <br /> concluded that the widespread exposure to <br /> environmental tobacco smoke in the United States <br /> presents a serious and substantial public health <br /> impact; and <br /> WHEREAS, The Board is committed to protecting and promoting <br /> the health and safety of citizens and employees by <br /> eliminating environmental tobacco smoke from <br /> County buildings and motor vehicles; and <br /> WHEREAS, County buildings and vehicles are at less risk of <br /> damage and abuse and more efficiently utilized and <br /> maintained at less expense and effort by the <br /> prohibition therein of smoking. <br /> NOW, THEREFORE BE IT ORDAINED by the Orange County Board of <br /> Commissioners: <br /> 1 <br />