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FROM: Harry D. Cisterman, Director of Personnel Contra
Costa
DATE: Octdber 23, 1990 County
SUBJECT: Great American Smokeout
SPECIFIC REQUEST(S) OR RECOMMENDATION(S) & BACKGROUND AND JUSTIFICATION
Recommendations : .
1 . AUTHORIZE the County to Hold Harmless East Bay Regional Park
District for the use of the Martinez Regional park on
Tuesday, November 13, 1990 for the 5th Annual Cold Turkey
Trot Fun Run and Walk.
2 . APPROVE awarding of T-shirts and prizes to County employees
participating in the 1990 Great American Smokeout activities .
Background:
On Thursday, November 15, the American Cancer Society will
celebrate the 14th anniversary of the Great American Smokeout.
The purpose of this nationwide annual event is to encourage
smokers to give up smoking for 24 hours . The desired goal of
the Smokeout is to convince smokers to quit smoking for life
after participating in the Great American Smokeout. The
successful County, participation in the Great American Smokeout
will help work toward the Board of Supervisors ' goal of a
smoke-free work environment.
For the fifth year, the Employee Wellness Program is organizing
County-wide activities for the Smokeout. A Smokeout Coordinator
representing each. County department will assist the Employee
Wellness Program to promote the Great American Smokeout. The
goal being to achieve the maximum County involvement.
Planned activities for County employees for the 1990 Great
American Smokeout include:
1 . The 5th Annual "Cold Turkey ' Trot" Fun Run and Walk at
the Martinez Regional Shoreline Park on Tuesday,
November 13 from 12 : 00 noon - 1 : 00 p.m.
2 . Scheduled Fun Walks for East and West County employees
will also be held during the week of the Great American
Smokeout (November 13 - November 16) .
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RECOMMENDATION OF COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE
APPROVE OTHER
SIGNATURE(S) NOVACTION OF BOARD ON O 6 1990 APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED OTHER
VOTE OF SUPERVISORS
UNANIMOUS (ABSENT ) I HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THIS IS A TRUE
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ABSENT: ABSTAIN: AND ENTERED ON TH€ MINUTES OF THE BOARD
OF SUPERVISORS ON THE DATE SHOWN.
CC: County Admin .strator -ATTESTED NOV 6 1990
,Personnel Phil Batchelor, Clerk of the Board of
SuDervisors and County Administrator
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3 . A County department competition will be conducted to
encourage the greatest number of smokers in each
department to participate in the Great American
Smokeout.
4 . Adopt-A-Smoker Kits and other Smokeout materials
provided by the American Cancer Society will be
distributed throughout all County departments .
5 . The awarding of prizes to selected participants of the
Great American Smokeout.
To make this a successful event honoring County employees who
have quit smoking and employees who are trying to quit smoking,
the Employee Wellness Program encourages the Board to authorize
the County to Hold Harmless East Bay Regional Park District and
to approve the awarding of T-shirts and prizes to the County
employees participating in the 1990 Great American Smokeout.