RESOLUTION NO. _____________

BOARD OF SUPERVISORS, COUNTY OF SAN MATEO, STATE OF CALIFORNIA

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RESOLUTION APPROVING A NON-TOBACCO-USE POLICY FOR ALL SWORN PERSONNEL IN THE SHERIFF’S OFFICE AND DISTRICT ATTORNEY’S OFFICE WHO ARE HIRED AFTER OCTOBER 1, 2004

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RESOLVED, by the Board of Supervisors of the County of San Mateo, State of California, that:

 

WHEREAS, under current State law, any heart disease or cancer experienced by law enforcement officers is presumed to be a result of the job, and this presumption results in tens of thousands of tax dollars expended for medical care, attorney’s fees, and worker’s compensation liability payouts annually; and

 

WHEREAS, tobacco use is the number one cause of preventable disease and premature death in California, killing 43,000 Californians each year, accounting for nearly one out of every five deaths, and smokers are 22 times more likely to contract lung cancer and four times more likely to develop coronary disease than non-smokers; and

 

WHEREAS, a policy to implement non-tobacco-use has been developed, whereby all new sworn law enforcement employees hired after October 1, 2004, are required to sign a “Statement of Acceptance” evidencing their agreement to refrain from using tobacco products at anytime, and acknowledging that a violation of said Agreement shall be subject to disciplinary action up to and including dismissal; and

WHEREAS, the policy will apply to the following classes of employees: Deputy Sheriff, Correctional Officer, Deputy Sheriff Trainee, District Attorney Inspector, Senior District Attorney Inspector, Chief of the DA’s Bureau of Inspectors, Sheriff’s Sergeant, Sheriff’s Lieutenant, Sheriff’s Captain, Assistant Sheriff and Undersheriff; and

 

WHEREAS, this policy has been reviewed by the Deputy Sheriff’s Association and the Organization of Sheriff’s Sergeants; and

 

WHEREAS, this Board finds it is necessary and desirable for all new sworn law enforcement employees to be covered under the non-tobacco-use policy and to refrain from use of any tobacco products.

 

    NOW THEREFORE, IT IS HEREBY DETERMINED AND ORDERED THAT:

This Board of Supervisors approves and endorses the policy that all new sworn law enforcement employees are required to sign a “Statement of Acceptance” evidencing their agreement to refrain from using tobacco products at anytime, and acknowledging that a violation of said Agreement shall be subject to disciplinary action up to and including dismissal. This policy applies to those sworn personnel who are who are: (1) hired after October 1, 2004, and (2) in the classifications of Deputy Sheriff, Correctional Officer, Deputy Sheriff Trainee, District Attorney Inspector, Senior District Attorney Inspector, Chief of the DA’s Bureau of Inspectors, Sheriff’s Sergeant, Sheriff’s Lieutenant, Sheriff’s Captain, Assistant Sheriff and Undersheriff.

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