Ordinance Amendment to ordinance section 43.20

BACKGROUND: In April 2019, The Property and Insurance Committee was restructured, and the Insurance function was transferred to the Personnel Committee.  In April 2024, The Property Committee transferred its functions to the Public Works and Infrastructure Committee.  Since the Committee of jurisdiction has changed, this ordinance is updated for that purpose and edits to titles and grammar are being updated as well.

NOW, THEREFORE, THE SAUK COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS DOES ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:

Section 1.  Any existing ordinances, codes, resolutions, or portions thereof in conflict with this ordinance shall be and hereby are repealed as far as any conflict exists.

Section 2.  This ordinance shall take effect the day after passage and publication as required by law.

Section 3.  If any claims, provisions or portions of this ordinance are adjudged unconstitutional or invalid by a court of competent jurisdiction, the remainder of this ordinance shall not be affected thereby.

Section 4.  Section 43.20 of the General Cody of Sauk County, Wisconsin, is amended as follows [additions noted by underline, deletions noted by strikethrough]:

Sec. 43.20. Smoking prohibited in Sauk County buildings and within close proximity to building entrances.

[Sections (1) – (3) remain unchanged]

(4) The Property and Insurance Public Works and Infrastructure Committee shall designate an outdoor area at the Sauk County Courthouse and the Sauk County West Square Building as a smoking area, shall furnish it appropriately, and clear signage should direct smokers to their location. The sSheriff, Highway Commissioner, and superintendent Administrator of the hHealth cCare cCenter are authorized to establish employee smoking areas that are not closer than 15 feet to any building entrance at the facilities under their supervision.  While smoking in outdoor areas is not prohibited, employees and visitors to Sauk County grounds shall be encouraged to smoke in designated areas.

(5) The Property and Insurance Public Works and Infrastructure Committee is authorized to adopt policies consistent with this section.

Approved for presentation to the County Board by the Public Works and Infrastructure Committee, this 15th day of October, 2024

Consent Agenda Item: [  ] YES  [ X ] NO

Fiscal Impact: [ X ] None   [  ] Budgeted Expenditure    [  ] Not Budgeted

Vote Required:  Majority = ___X__       2/3 Majority = _____        3/4 Majority = ________

The County Board has the legal authority to adopt:  Yes __X___ No ________ as reviewed by the Corporation Counsel, _________________________________, Date:  ________________ .

Offered and passage moved by:                  

_________________________________     £ Aye     £ Nay     £ Abstain     £ Absent        

Brian Peper          

_________________________________     £ Aye     £ Nay     £ Abstain     £ Absent

Kevin Schell

      _________________________________     £ Aye     £ Nay     £ Abstain     £ Absent

      Tom Dorner

      _________________________________     £ Aye     £ Nay     £ Abstain     £ Absent

      Terry Spencer                                                                                    

      _________________________________     £ Aye     £ Nay     £ Abstain     £ Absent

      Valerie McAuliffe             

      _________________________________     £ Aye     £ Nay     £ Abstain     £ Absent

      Bryant Hazard

      _________________________________     £ Aye     £ Nay     £ Abstain     £ Absent

      Robert Spencer

      _________________________________     £ Aye     £ Nay     £ Abstain     £ Absent

      Smooth Detter

      _________________________________     £ Aye     £ Nay     £ Abstain     £ Absent

      Bill Stehling

Fiscal Note: None

MIS Note: None