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City of St. Louis Department of Personnel Administrative Regulation NO. 129 |
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Smoking Policy
I. POLICY
The City of St. Louis is concerned about the health and safety of its employees and the general welfare of its citizens. The following policy has been adopted by the Department of Personnel and shall apply to all classified service agencies and employees.
In accordance with Ordinance 65991, no person shall smoke in any public or non-public area of any building owned, leased or operated by the City of St. Louis nor in any public or non-public area of any building occupied by the City of St. Louis to the extent of such occupancy. Except the provisions of this ordinance shall not apply to the public areas of the terminal buildings of Lambert-St. Louis International Airport.
II. DEFINITIONS
1. Tobacco Products - Cigarettes, cigars, pipes, or any other combustible use of tobacco in any form.
2. Smoking Designated - Areas in which the use of all tobacco products is permitted.
3. Smoke Free Environment Signs - Smoking is prohibited by ordinance.
III. NOTICE OF SMOKING POLICY
All employees should be briefed on the locations of the smoking permitted areas (if any). All such areas are to be clearly marked.
IV. ENFORCEMENT
It is the duty of the Health Commissioner and the City Marshal to enforce this ordinance. Any person who violates the provisions of this ordinance shall be subject to a fine of not more than Fifty ($50) Dollars or be required to perform not more than eight (8) hours of community service.
Any person who is found to have violated the provisions of this ordinance on two or more occasions within any six month period shall be assessed a fine of not more than Five Hundred ($500) Dollars and required to perform not more than Forty (40) hours of community service.
The court is authorized to suspend the imposition of any fine or community service assessed upon the provisions of this section if the defendant completes a court approved smoking cessation program.
All employees are required to adhere to provisions of this administrative regulation and related policies of the agencies in which they are employed. Problems related to this administrative regulation and/or agency policies should be brought to the attention of appropriate supervisory personnel.
Employees who violate the Smoking Policy will be subject to discipline in accordance with the procedures established by Administrative Regulation #117 on employee discipline.
Questions regarding the content of this administrative regulation should be referred to the Employee Relations Division of the Department of Personnel at 622-3563.
DEPARTMENT OF PERSONNEL
Richard R. Frank
Director
Revised and Reissued: July 1, 2005
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