[HISTORY: Adopted by the Village Board of the Village of
Grafton as Title 9, Part IV, Ch. 9.39, of the 1979 Code. Amendments
noted where applicable.]
The use of tobacco products has been shown to be hazardous to
one's health. The purpose of this chapter is to provide a safe and
healthy environment for members of the public and all employees of
the Village of Grafton by regulating the use of these products in
municipal buildings.
The following definitions shall apply to this chapter:
Shall be defined as indicated in § 139.30(1m),
Wis. Stats., and shall mean any roll of tobacco wrapped in paper or
other substance other than tobacco.
To smoke or carry a lighted pipe, cigar or cigarette or a
tobacco product as outlined herein in any form.
Cigars, cheroots, stogies, periques, granulated, plug cut,
crimp cut, ready-rubbed and other smoking tobacco, cavendish and twisted
tobacco, fine cut and other tobaccos, shorts, refuse scraps, clippings,
cuttings and sweepings of tobacco and other kinds and forms of tobacco
prepared in such a manner as to be suitable for smoking in a pipe
or otherwise. "Tobacco products" does not include cigarettes, as defined
under § 139.30(1m), Wis. Stats.
A.
Smoking, as defined in § 9.36.020 of this chapter, shall be prohibited in the following municipal facilities:
[Amended by Ord. No. 005, Series 2008]
1.
Department of Public Works, 1300 Hickory Street.
2.
Family Aquatic Center, 649 North Green Bay Road.
3.
Multipurpose Senior Center, 1665 Seventh Avenue.
4.
Police Department, 1981 Washington Street.
5.
U.S.S. Liberty Memorial Public Library, 1620 Eleventh Avenue.
6.
Village Hall, 1971 Washington Street.
7.
Water and Wastewater Utility, 1900 Ninth Avenue.
8.
Robert P. Zaun Pavilion, Lime Kiln Park, 2020 S. Green Bay Road.
B.
The
prohibition on smoking shall become effective on January 1, 2008,
and shall apply to the members of the public and all existing employees
of the Village of Grafton as well as all perspective employees upon
their application for employment.
A.
Signs prohibiting smoking shall be prominently posted at or near the entrance to the municipal facilities listed in § 9.36.030.
B.
The person in charge of each building or structure shall be held
responsible for the enforcement of the regulations in this chapter.
C.
It shall be unlawful for any person to remove, deface or destroy
any legally required "No Smoking" sign or to smoke in any place where
a "No Smoking" sign is posted.
Members of the public who violate any provisions of this chapter
shall, upon conviction thereof, forfeit not less than $50 for the
first offense and not more than $100 for the second and subsequent
offenses, together with the costs of prosecution.
A.
Employees
of the Village of Grafton who violate any provisions of this chapter
shall be subject to disciplinary action.
B.
The
employee's supervisor shall identify the violation and notify the
employee in writing of said violation.
C.
The
form of disciplinary action to be taken (oral warning or written reprimand)
and the penalty assigned (warning or suspension for multiple violations)
shall be at the discretion of the supervisor upon consultation with
the department head and Village Administrator.
