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Slone reported that, out of 29 interviews conducted, 88 percent of city council members and 100 percent of county officials “somewhat or strongly” support an ordinance prohibiting smoking in all enclosed public buildings, restaurants and bars. Approximately 46 percent of city hall employees would support an ordinance, and more than 80 percent of council members and county officials and 53 percent of city hall employees “strongly or somewhat” agree that local governments should be allowed to pass smoke-free laws, she said.

Slone said the health department would not try to “force” smoking regulations on anybody. A handout she provided to the city council suggested that the health department would be willing to serve on strategic planning committees to gain support for enacting smoke-free ordinances, to survey smoke-free ordinances and regulations in surrounding Kentucky counties, and to prepare draft ordinances for city council review. Slone offered smoking cessation classes, which provide free nicotine patches to attendees, at city hall.

Some businesses, Slone said, are “scared” by the thought of going smoke-free. She asked the council to provide feedback to the health department if they wanted to enforce changes, but council members provided no indication that they were interested in doing so during the meeting.
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