87-022 ORD PROVIDING CODE OF ORDINANCES BE AMENDED BY ADDING ARTICLE III TO CHAPTER 15 OF SAID CODE

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employees, whether owned, rented or leased by the city; to all employees, contractors or visitors, and during all hours and days of the years. The policy applies equally to all private offices out of fairness to other employees who must leave their work sites to smoke, and because most private offices are connected to common ventila- tion systems. Sec. 15-34. Notification. a. No Smoking signs shall be posted in all areas where smoking is prohibited. b. The Personnel Director is authorized to announce the terms of the smoking policy to all employees working for the city immediately after adoption of this ordinance. c. All city job announcemetits will include notification of the smoking policy which sha.ll be a term and condition of employ- ment with the City of Paris. Sec. 15-35. Penalty. Any person violating any of the provisions of this ordinance shall be guilty of a Class "C" Misdemeanor, and upon conviction shall be fined in any sum nat to exceed $200.00. Sec. 15-36. Exceptions. It is a defense to prosecution under this section that the areas in which the offense takes place does not have prominently displayed a reasonably sized notice that smoking is prohibited by Article III of Chapter 15 of the Code of Ordinances of the City of Paris and that an offense is punishable by a fine not to exceed $200." Section 2. Any person violating any of the pro- visions of this ordinance shall be guilty of a Class "C" Misdemeanor, and upon conviction shall be fined in any sum not to exceed $200.00. Section 3. A1l ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict herewith are hereby expressly repealed. Section 4. This ordinance shall become effective on. May 1, 1987. PassPd and adopted this 13th day of April, 1987. Bill oe Burnett, Mayor ATTEST: ~ Mattie Cunning am, Ci y er APPROVED A FORM: T. K. Haynes, City Attorney