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FROM:
Phil Batchelor, County Administrator COSta
DATE: County
July 9 , 1985
SUBJECT:
County Smoking Policy Update
SPECIFIC REQUEST(S) OR RECOMMENDATION(S) & BACKGROUND AND JUSTIFICATION
I . RECOMMENDED ACTION:
Accept County Administrator' s report on the current status
of the County' Smoking Policy.
II . FINANCIAL IMPACT:
The action recommended in this report will have no
financial impact on the County.
III . BACKGROUND:
The Board of °^Supervisors on February 15, 1977 adopted
Resolution Number 77/149 establishing general policies
which apply to smoking within certain public places.
Administrative Bulletin #23 , amended March 20, 1984,
provides guidelines and procedures for implementing the
County Smoking Policy. On November 6 , 1984, the Board
adopted a "Model Policy for Smoking in the Workplace" that
was developed as a result of the 1981 National Conference
on Smoking or Health.
That model is generally consistent with the earlier adopted
Board policy. However, the Model Policy states that when
the rights of the smoker and non-smoker conflict,
management and employees should endeavor to find a
reasonable accommodation, but, failing to do so, the
rights of the non-smoker should prevail. The previously
adopted policy provides for a meet and confer process, if
necessary, to resolve conflict. By addressing individual
departments, the Personnel Department will endeavor to
establish a regulation tailored to meet individual
departmental'-needs consistent with adopted Board policy.
On June 4 , 1985, the Board requested an update on the
implementation of the smoking policy. Attached as a part
of this report is a table responding to specific questions
asked by the Board. The table shows those departments
with a written smoking policy in addition to the County
Administrative Bulletin #23 . It also shows which
CONTINUED ON ATTACHMENT: X YES SIGNATURE: ZA� ,-"�/
X RECOMMENDATION OF COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE
-X APPROVE OTHER
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ACTION OF BOARD ON July 116, 1985 APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED OTHER
VOTE OF SUPERVISORS
UNANIMOUS (ABSENT TTT & TV ) 1 HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THIS IS A TRUE
AYES: NOES:, AND CORRECT COPY OF AN ACTION TAKEN
ABSENT: ABSTAIN: AND ENTERED ON THE MINUTES OF THE BOARD
OF SUPERVISORS ON THE DATE SHOWN.
County Administrator
CC: County Counsel ATTESTED Ttil�z 1 6 , 19,99
Personnel Director PHIL BATCHELOR, CLERK OF THE BOARD OF
SUPERVISORS AND COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR
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departments prohibit smoking in the workplace, prohibit
smoking in certain areas, and which provide separate areas
for smokers. jJ! All departments expressed an awareness of and
adherence to ithe County Smoking Policy, as well as their
employees ' preferences for or against smoking. Most of
those without', written policies nonetheless noted existing
verbal policies which go beyond the County Smoking Policy.
The issue of ',County liability by exposing employees to the
hazardous materials found in cigarettes is not clear. This
is a developing area and there is not yet much law on the
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SMOKING POLICY
JUNE 28, 1985
p PROHIBITS PROHIBITS PROVIDES
SMOKING SMOKING SEPARATE
WRITTEN IN IN CERT IN SMOKING
DEPT/OFFICE P;OLICY1 WORKPLACE AREAS .AREA.
Administrator , No No No No
Agriculture Yes No Yes No
Animal Svcs. ;Yes No Yes Yes
Assessor ll,iNo No Yes Yes
Auditor Yes Yes Yes Yes
Bay Muni Ct. Yes Yes Yes Yes
Building 'Insp. 41 No No No -
Clerk/Board ilNo Yes Yes Yes
Clerk-/Recorder No No No No
Community Dev. ,� No No No -
Community Svcs. No No No No
Consolidated Yes No Yes Yes
Fire Dist.-
Coop Extension l!� No - No *Smokers -
County Counsel la! No No No -
Delta Muni Ct. !�' No No No No
District Atty.2 No No No -
Emergency Svcs. No No No -
Health Svcs. Yes No Yes Yes
Housing Auth. No No No -
Library iYes No Yes Yes
Marshal Yes No Yes -
Moraga Fire Yes No Yes Yes
Mt.Diablo Muni No Yes Yes Yes
Office Svcs. Yes Yes Yes
Orinda Fire No No No
Personnel Yes No Yes -
Private Indus. !j!, No No No -
Council r
Probation FNo No No -
Public Defender !' No No No -
Public Works JNo No No
Retirement Adm.- jYes Yes Yes Yes
Riverview Fire Yes No Yes -
Sheriff {Yes No Yes Yes
Social Service ;Yes No Yes Yes
Superior .Ct.Ad. ; No No Yes Yes
Treasurer Yes No Yes Yes
Veterans Res. � No - No Smokers -
W.C. -Danville Yes Yes Yes Yes
Muni Ct.
West County No No No -
Fire Dist.
In addition to `provisions of Bulletin 23 . 2 "Smoking Policy"
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2Written ,Policy 'drafted and under consideration
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