97-008 RESOLUTION NO. 97-08
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF AVENTURA, 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, this Council is seriously concerned about the health hazards of
smoking and the effects of secondhand smoke inhaled by nonsmokers; and
WHEREAS, the tobacco industry has as its chief legislative strategy the removal
of local authority to regulate tobacco; and
WHEREAS, this Council believes that rights should be vested in local
government to enact and enforce tobacco-related ordinances if they choose to do so.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF AVENTURA, FLORIDA, THAT:
Section 1. This City Council 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.
Resolution No. 97-08
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Section 2. The City Clerk is hereby directed to forward a copy of this
Resolution to the Governor of the State of Florida, the Florida Legislature and to the
Florida Department of Health.
Section 3. This Resolution shall become effective immediately upon its
adoption.
The foregoing Resolution was offered by Councilmember Beskin
who moved its adoption. The motion was seconded by Councilmember cohen ,
and upon being put to a vote, the vote was as follows:
Councilmember Jay R. Beskin yes
Councilmember Ken Cohen yes
Councilmember Harry Holzberg
Councilmember Jeffrey M. Pedow },es
Councilmember Patricia Rogers-Libert
Vice Mayor Arthur Berger ,/es
Mayor Arthur I. Snyder yes
PASSED AND ADOPTED this4'h day of F~~ ~,
ARTHUR I. SNYD/E'R, I~IAYOR
ATTEST:
TERESA M. SMITH, CMC
CITY CLERK
APPROVED AS TO LEGAL SUFFICIENCY:
CI~IATTORNEY
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