City of Linwood, NJ
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2023-11-08
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Part I: Administrative Legislation
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Chapter 52A Employee Manual
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Article X Smoking in the Workplace
- Part I: Administrative Legislation
- Ch 1 General Provisions
- Ch 7 Claims Approval
- Ch 10 Court, Municipal
- Ch 14 Defense and Indemnification
- Ch 17 Economic Development Committee
- Ch 20 Education, Board of
- Ch 23 Emergency Management, Office of
- Ch 26 Environmental Commission
- Ch 30 Fire Department
- Ch 41 Land Use Procedures
- Ch 43 Length of Service Awards Program
- Ch 47 Officers and Employees
- Ch 52 Personnel and Personnel Procedures
- Ch 52A Employee Manual
- Ch 52A Art X Smoking in the Workplace
- § 52A-X-A Policy.
- § 52A-X-B Procedure.
- § 52A-X-C Employee Discipline.
- § 52A-X-D Definitions.
- Ch 56 Police Department
- Ch 59 Public Works Department
- Ch 59A Purchasing
- Ch 60 Records Management
- Ch 61 Recreation, Board of
- Ch 66 Salaries
- Ch 69 Seal
- Ch 71 Shade Tree Commission
- Part II: General Legislation
- Ch 78 Affordable Housing
- Ch 80 Alarm Systems
- Ch 83 Alcoholic Beverages
- Ch 86 Animals
- Ch 94 Bingo and Raffles
- Ch 99 Brush, Grass and Weeds
- Ch 106 Buildings, Unsafe
- Ch 109 Cannabis
- Ch 111 Canvassing and Soliciting
- Ch 115 Clothing Donation Bins
- Ch 119 Construction Codes, Uniform
- Ch 122 Curfew
- Ch 124 Development Fees
- Ch 128 Drug-Free Zones
- Ch 132 Energy-Creating Devices
- Ch 136 (Reserved)
- Ch 140 Fees
- Ch 145 Firearms
- Ch 149 Fire Limits
- Ch 152 Fire Prevention
- Ch 155 Flood Damage Prevention
- Ch 159 Garage Sales, Yard Sales and Private Sales
- Ch 165 Hazardous Materials
- Ch 172 Licensed Occupations
- Ch 175 Littering
- Ch 179 Mercantile Licenses
- Ch 183 Nuisances
- Ch 187 Obscene Materials
- Ch 191 Parental Responsibility
- Ch 194 Parking for Handicapped
- Ch 197 Parks and Recreation Areas
- Ch 200 Peace and Good Order
- Ch 203 Portable Toilets
- Ch 205 Property Maintenance
- Ch 209 Railroads
- Ch 212 Rental Property
- Ch 216 Satellite Earth Station Antennas
- Ch 221 Sewers
- Ch 222 (Reserved)
- Ch 224 Site Clearing
- Ch 226 Short-Term Rentals
- Ch 228 Smoking
- Ch 232 Soil Removal
- Ch 235 Solid Waste
- Ch 238 Stormwater Management
- Ch 241 Streets and Sidewalks
- Ch 244 (Reserved)
- Ch 247 Swimming Pools
- Ch 251 Taxation
- Ch 255 Television and Radio Systems, Damaging of
- Ch 257 Towing
- Ch 259 Trees
- Ch 263 Vehicles and Traffic
- Ch 266 Vehicles, Motor-Driven
- Ch 269 Vehicles, Unlicensed
- Ch 270 Vehicles, Used
- Ch 273 Renewable Energy Systems
- Ch 277 Zoning
- Appendix
- Ch A284 (Reserved)
- Ch A285 Cable Television Franchise
- Derivation Table
- Ch DT Derivation Table
- Disposition List
- Ch DL Disposition List
It is the policy of the City of Linwood to promote and protect
the health if its employees, residents and public by enacting a non-smoking
policy that will cover all buildings and jurisdiction under the direction
of the City. To that end, all City-owned buildings shall be smoke
free. Smoking shall be prohibited in all interior portions of City-owned
or -leased facilities, inclusive of private offices and City vehicles.
1.
Department heads shall inform employees of this policy.
2.
All department heads shall have copies in their Personnel Policies
and Procedures Manual, post the policy, and provide copies to employees
upon request.
3.
Departments Heads shall have the right to withhold services of their
department to any resident or member of the public who continues to
smoke after having been informed first about the no smoking status
of the buildings.
4.
The Police Department is designated as the agency responsible to
enforce this policy with the public.
5.
The Police Department official engaged in enforcing this policy may
order any person smoking in violation to comply with its provisions.
Disciplinary action is an appropriate step for supervisors to
initiate if any employee violates the stated policy. For continuity,
all disciplinary actions shall be progressive and discussed first
with the City Administrator prior to any action by the Department.
1.
Smoking is defined as the burning of a lighted cigar, cigarette,
pipe, and/or any other matter of substance that contains tobacco.
2.
Smoking area is that location(s) on the exterior of the building
where employees can smoke and will have access to ashtrays.
3.
In the event of an employee complaint, the employee may contact the
department head in writing.
4.
If the complaint remains unsettled; the City Administrator shall
meet with all parties to resolve the issue.
5.
Areas where smoking is prohibited or permitted shall be so designated
by the appropriate sign. If no sign is posted, smoking is prohibited
except as outlined in Point B of this policy. Posting of all required
signage shall be the responsibility of the Department of Public Works.
