R97-110RESOLUTION R97-//,~
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COMMISSION OF
THE CITY OF BOYNTON BEACH, FLORIDA,
URGING THE FLORIDA LEGISLATURE TO ENACT
LEGISLATION TO REPEAL THE PREEMPTION
LANGUAGE IN THE FLORIDA CLEAN INDOOR AIR
ACT AND RETURN TO LOCAL GOVERNMENT THE
RIGHT TO ENACT AND ENFORCE TOBACCO-
RELATED ORDINANCES; AND PROVIDING AN
EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, cigarette smoking kills more Americans each year than
alcohol, cocaine, heroine, murder, car accidents and AIDS combined; and
WHEREAS, second hand smoke inhaled by nonsmokers can cause
serious health problems, especially among children; and
WHEREAS, the Florida Clean Air Act (F.S.386) sets maximum standards
for public smoking based on state determination; and
WHEREAS, the current laws of the State of Florida, including the Florida
Clean Indoor Air Act,. preempt local regulation of tobacco use; and
WHEREAS, the City Commission of the City of Boynton Beach believes
that rights should be vested in local communities to enact and enforce tobacco-
related ordinances if they choose to do so;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COMMISSION
OF THE CITY OF BOYNTON BEACH, FLORIDA, THAT:
Section 1. The City Commission of the City of Boynton Beach, Florida
hereby strongly urges the Florida Legislature to enact legislation to repeal the
preemption language in the Florida Clean Indoor Air Act and return rights to
local government to enact and enforce tobacco-related ordinances, if they
choose to do so, with the Florida Clean Indoor Air Act as the minimum standard
for the State of Florida.
Section 2. The City Clerk is hereby directed to forward a copy of this
Resolution to each Florida State Senator and House Representative for Palm
Beach County, the Palm Beach County Legislative Delegation, the Board of
County Commissioners of Palm Beach County, each municipality in Palm Beach
County, and Governor Lawton Chiles.
Section 6.. This Resolution shall become effective immediately upon
passage.
PASSED AND ADOPTED this. ,/,d' day of July, 1997.
CITY OF BOYNTON BEACH, FLORIDA
c0~mi~ioner/ /' D
Commissioner
ATTEST:
Ci~'y Clerk
Commissioner