HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolutions - 1997.09.25 - 25207REPORT (MiSc. #97178) September 25, 1997
BY: FINANCE AND PERSONNEL COMMITTEE - SUE ANN DOUGLAS, CHAIR
IN RE: MR #97178 - ESTABLISHMENT OF A VOLUNTARY SMOKING
CESSATION CLINIC FOR COUNTY EMPLOYEES
TO THE OAKLAND COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
Chairperson, Ladies and Gentlemen:
The Finance and Personnel Committee, having reviewed the
attached recommendation on September 18, 1997, and finding no
fiscal implications, reports with the recommendation that the
resolution be adopted and that the Health Division report back in
90 days as to employee participation.
Chairperson, on behalf of the Finance and Personnel Committee,
I move the acceptance of the foregoing Report.
FIN CE AND PERSONNEL COMMITTEE
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SMOKING CESSATION RESOURCES
OAKLAND COUNTY HEALTH DIVISION/HEALTH EDUCATION UNIT
(248) 858-1394
Trying to Kick the Habit? The Oakland County Health Divisions Health Education Unit will be
sponsoring several Smoking Cessation Kick-Off meetings to provide support and information to County
employees and family members who need assistance to quit smoking. These Kick-Off meetings will be
held at the following locations on the specified dates and times:
Health Division Classroom
27725 Greenfield Rd., Southfield
Tuesday, September 30, 1997
(12 p.m. 12:30 p.m.)
Board of Commissioners Auditorium
1200 N. Telegraph Rd., Pontiac
Wednesday, October 1, 1997
(7:30 a.m. - 8:00 a.m.) (12 p.m. - 12:30 p.m.) (5 p.m. - 5:30 p.m.)
West County Service Center
1010 East West Maple Rd., Walled lake
Thursday, October 2, 1997
(12 p.m. - 12:30 p.m.)
Sign-up sheets for information regarding Smoking Cessation Classes and other prevention resources will
be made available to employees and family members over the age of 18. Available information includes,
but is not limited, to the following:
• Information Available for Alternative Prevention - Information regarding the Nicotine Patch,
Nicotine Gum, Zyban and other smoking cessation medication is available on request. For more
information call (248) 858-1394.
• Smoking Cessation Program - The Health Division will conduct Smoking Cessation Classes for
any group of 10 or more at convenient times and locations on request. This program can range
from I to 4 sessions of 1 to I 'A hours in length and each is Free of Charge,
• First Aid for Smokers - This is a kit to help smokers quit smoking on their own terms and at
their own pace. The kit contains information on smoking as an addiction, a habit and as a stress
reliever. Tools for quitting and marking progress are also included.
• Smoking Cessation and Prevention Resource Directory - This directory lists a variety of
community resources such as support groups, adolescent programs, and self-help programs, and
provides program descriptions, costs, locations and phone numbers.
Employees unable to attend the Kick-Off meetings should contact the Health Education Unit at
(248) 858-1394 for further information.
Division Managers who would like to request on-site programs and/or classes to meet departmental
needs should contact Karen Cipriani in the Health Education Unit at (248) 858-0213.
OAKLAND COUNTY SMOKING POLICY
PROHIBITION OF SMOKING IN COUNTY FACILITIES
STATEMENT OF POLICY
In an effort to protect, promote and enhance indoor air quality and to contribute to the health and well being
of all County employees and taxpayers, smoking is prohibited in all County governmental facilities effective
Monday, August 11, 1997. [For reference see County Executive Order No. 1997-01; the Michigan Clean
Indoor Air Act, 333.12601, et seq. of the Michigan Compiled laws.]
Smoking will be strictly prohibited within all work areas and public spaces, including, but not limited to,
private enclosed offices, open-space offices, meeting rooms, conference rooms, eating areas, including
cafeterias and break rooms, lounges, rest rooms, hallways, stairways and enclosed entrances. This
directive shall apply to all employees, clients, and visitors or persons otherwise required to be in a County
facility or vehicle.
This prohibition shall extend a reasonable distance from all entrances to County government facilities.
Signs displaying this prohibition will be posted at all entrances and throughout each County facility. There
will no longer be designated smoking areas within County facilities.
County facilities serving as living units of individuals (such as patients in county mental health facilities,
residents of group homes and other dwellings leased by the Department of Community Mental Health) shall
be exempt from this prohibition. However, department directors are required to develop plans which provide
smoke-free living units for non-smoking patients and other inhabitants of county government facilities to the
degree feasible and consistent with the security and operational need of the department or agency.
Smoking is prohibited by county employees in designated exempt areas.
This prohibition shall not apply to a room, hall, or building used for a private function if the seating
arrangements are under the control of the sponsor of the function and not under the control of the County.
ASSISTANCE TO SMOKERS
The Health Division of the Department of Human Services has a variety of smoking cessation resources
available to employees on request. These include smoking cessation resource directory, self-help "quit" kits,
phone support for "quitters", information on nicotine replacement therapy, and information on aspects of
second-hand smoke. For more information call Health Education at (248) 858-1394.
ENFORCEMENT OF POLICY
The Health Division is empowered to enforce the provisions of the Michigan Clean Indoor Air Act. A person
who violates the Act shall be directed to comply and shall be subjected to a fine of not more $100.00 for the
first violation, and not more than $500.00 for the second and subsequent violations. M.C.L. 333.12611 and
333.12613. Complaints may be made directly to the Health Division.
County officials, directors, managers and supervisors will be responsible for monitoring and enforcing the
County Executive order. However, the success of this County prohibition against smoking will depend upon
the thoughtfulness, consideration and cooperation of smokers and non-smokers. All employees, clients,
contractors and visitors share in the responsibility for adhering to and enforcing the County policy.
EMPLOYEE COMPLAINTS & INVESTIGATIONS
Employees observing a violation of this County Executive Order by another County employee should bring
it to the attention of that employee's immediate supervisor. Supervisors receiving a complaint will investigate
and take action to resolve the issue as soon as possible.
NON-COMPLIANCE
Employees found to have violated this County Executive Order will be subject to disciplinary actions in the
same manner and magnitude as violations of other County rules, regulations or policies; specifically, as
provided under the County's Merit Rules.
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August 14, 1997
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MISCELLANEOUS RESOLUTION #97178
BY: Sue Ann Douglas, District, #8;
Shelley Taub, District #12: Ruth
McCulloch, District #22
IN RE: ESTABLISHMENT OF A VOLUNTARY
COUNTY EMPLOYEES
To the Oakland County Board of Commissioners
Chairperson, Ladies and Gentlemen:
WHEREAS effective August 11, 1997, the county executive
proclaimed that all county buildings maintain a smoke-free
environment; and
WHEREAS the Oakland County Board of Commissioners recognizes
the negative effects of smoking to both smokers and non-smokers;
and
WHEREAS the Oakland County Board of Commissioners recognizes
the addictive quality of nicotine and the difficulty that some
county employees may have adjusting to the new building rules; and
WHEREAS the Oakland County Board of Commissioners encourages
employees to consider not only the benefits of a smoke-free work
environment but of a smoke-free life.
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Oakland County Board of
Commissioners directs the Finance and Personnel Committee to work
with the Personnel Department to explore the establishment of an
ongoing "smoking cessation" clinic for county employees who wish to
participate either through the Oakland County Health Department or
an outside contractor.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Finance and Personnel
Committee report back to the Board of Commissioners within 30 days
of passage of this resolution with a recommendation for the program
and the cost of the recommended program.
Chairperson, we move the adoption of the foregoing resolution.
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Resolution #97178 August 14, 1997
The Chairperson referred the resolution to the Finance and Personnel
Committee. There were no objections.
THE FOREGOING REFr) TrA E/ - B APPRe
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Resolution #97178 September 25, 1997
Moved by Douglas supported by Kaczmar the Finance and Personnel Report be
accepted.
A sufficient majority having voted therefor, the report was accepted.
Moved by Douglas supported by Kaczmar the resolution be adopted.
AYES: Huntoon, Jacobs, Jensen, Johnson, Kaczmar, Kingzett, Law, McCulloch,
McPherson, Millard, Moffitt, Obrecht, Palmer, Schmid, Taub, Wolf, Amos, Coleman,
Devine, Dingeldey, Douglas, Garfield, Holbert. (23)
NAYS: None. (0)
A sufficient majority having voted therefor, the resolution was adopted.
L Brooke Patterson, County Executive Date
STATE OF MICHIGAN)
COUNTY OF OAKLAND)
I, Lynn D. Allen, Clerk of the County of Oakland, do hereby certify that the
foregoing resolution is a true and accurate copy of a resolution adopted by the
Oakland County Board of Commissioners on September 25, 1997 with the original
record thereof now remaining in my office.
In Testimony Whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the
County of Oakland at Pontiac, Michigan this 25th day of September 1997.
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