Memorandum
Date: August 27, 2024
To: The Honorable Lake County Board of Supervisors
From: Anthony Arton, Health Services Director
Liberty Francis, Project Director, Tobacco Education and Prevention
Subject: Consideration of an Ordinance to Regulate Smoking and Commercial Tobacco Use in the unincorporated areas of Lake County.
Executive Summary:
The purpose of this ordinance is to address the serious health hazard of second and thirdhand smoke exposure in the unincorporated areas of Lake County, and all County owned and leased properties. Tobacco is still the leading cause of preventable disease, disability, and death, killing nearly 40,000 in California every year. The US Surgeon General has determined that there is no safe level of exposure to secondhand smoke or aerosol.
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Recommended Action: Waive the reading of the ordinance and have it read in title only.
Advance the ordinance to the next regular meeting for a second reading.