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019 LEE COUNTY Committed Today for a Better Tomorrow RESOLUTION AMENDING CHAPTER 2, ARTICLE III OF THE LEE COUNTY CODE OF ORDINANCES CONCERNING THE USE OR SMOKING OF TOBACCO IN COUNTY GOVERNMENT BUILDINGS, COUNTY VEHICLES AND ON COUNTY GOVERNMENT PROPERTY WHEREAS, counties are granted broad police power authority to protect the health, safety, and welfare of county employees and the general public by North Carolina General Statutes Section 153A- 121; and, WHEREAS, the Board of Commissioners has the authority to restrict smoking in County Government Buildings, in County Vehicles and on County Grounds pursuant to Section 130A-498 of the General Statutes of North Carolina; and, WHEREAS, because the Board of Commissioners of the County of Lee desires to protect the health of individuals working in or visiting County Government Buildings and using County Vehicles from the risks related to second hand smoke, it passed a smoking ordinance on September 15, 2008, codified at Chapter 2, Article III of the Lee County Code of Ordinances; and, WHEREAS, changes to state law and the definitions related to tobacco products necessitates amending the County's ordinance in order to comply with the law and to protect the health, safety, and welfare of Lee County citizens and employees. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED, by the Board of Commissioners of the County of Lee, Chapter 2, Article III of the Lee County Code of Ordinances is amended as follows: ARTICLE III. USE OR SMOKING OF TOBACCO PRODUCTS IN COUNTY GOVERNMENT BUILDINGS AND VEHICLES AND ON COUNTY GOVERNMENT GROUNDS Section 2-51. DEFINITIONS "County Government Building" means any building that is either owned by the county or is leased by the county as lessor, or any area in a building leased by the county as lessee and is occupied by the county. "County Government Grounds" means the unenclosed area owned, leased, or occupied by the County of Lee, including, but not limited to, county -owned areas around county government buildings, county - owned parks and recreational areas, and all other county -owned property. "County Vehicle" means a passenger -carrying vehicle owned, leased, or otherwise controlled by local government and assigned permanently or temporarily by local government to local government employees, agencies, institutions, or facilities for official local government business. " Smoking" or "smoke" means the use or possession of a lighted cigarette, lighted cigar, lighted pipe, or any other lighted tobacco product.