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THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS OF CONTRA COSTA COUNTY, CALIFORNIA
Adopted this Order on - S ent emb er 20 , 1988 , by the following vote:
AYES: Supervisors Powers , Fanden, McPeak, Torlakson, Schroder.
NOES: None .
ABSENT: None .
ABSTAIN: .None
RESOLUTION NO. 88/609
SUBJECT: Support of The Tobacco Tax and Health Protection Act of 1988
(Proposition 99)
WHEREAS tobacco usage has been proven to be hazardous to health and well-being;
and
.WHEREAS the illness and diseases caused by tobacco usage result in an estimated
$5.6 billion in health care expenditures and 30,000 deaths annually in the State
of California; and
WHEREAS an estimated 5.2 million people in the State of California do not have
or cannot afford the cost of medical insurance; and
WHEREAS the Tobacco Tax and Health Protection Act of 1988, if enacted into law
by the voters of the State of California, would increase the tax on a pack of
cigarettes by twenty-five cents and impose a comparable tax on other tobacco
products; and
WHEREAS the increased revenue generated by the passage of this initiative would
be allocated to the costs of anti-smoking education in our schools, medical ,, and
hospital care for patients who are unable to afford it, research into tobacco-
related diseases and protection of wildlife and parklands;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Contra Costa County Board of Supervisors
supports Proposition 99, the Tobacco Tax and Health Protection Act of 1988, and
urges its support by the voting public.
I hereby certify that this is a true and correct copy of
an action taken and entered on the minutes of the
Board o4 Supervisors on the date 1nQ
ATTESTED: J C r 98
8
PHIL BATCHELOR, Clerk of the Board
of Supervisors and County Administrator
By Deputy
Orig. Dept.: Health Services Dept.
CC: County Administrator
RESOLUTION NO . 88/609