[Adopted 2-9-2006 as Ch. 120 of the 2006 Code of the Borough of High Bridge]
This article is a written statement of the smoking policy of
the Borough pursuant to N.J.S.A. 26:3D-25.
For the purposes of this article, the following terms shall
have the meanings indicated:
BOROUGH MUNICIPAL BUILDING
A building or portion of the municipal building owned by
the Borough at 71 Main Street, High Bridge, New Jersey.
HIGH BRIDGE FIRE DEPARTMENT
The building or portion of building occupied by the High
Bridge Fire Department as headquarters, which is currently located
at 7 Maryland Avenue, High Bridge, New Jersey.
POLICE HEADQUARTERS
The building or portion of building occupied by the High
Bridge Police Department as police headquarters, which is currently
located at 99 West Main Street, High Bridge, New Jersey.
RESCUE SQUAD HEADQUARTERS
The building or portion of building occupied by the High
Bridge Rescue Squad as headquarters, which is currently located at
95 West Main Street, High Bridge, New Jersey.
SMOKING
The burning of a lighted cigar, cigarette, pipe or any other
matter or substance which contains tobacco.
[Adopted 2-9-2006 as Ch. 125 of the 2006 Code of the Borough of High Bridge]
The following words and terms, when used in this article, shall
have the following meanings unless the context clearly indicates otherwise:
MEETING AREA
Any enclosed indoor space in the Borough of High Bridge used
for the purpose of holding public meetings to which the general public
is allowed to attend.
PUBLIC MEETING
Any meeting conducted in the Borough of High Bridge by any
board, commission, committee, agency or department of the Borough
of High Bridge, to which the public is invited, allowed or encouraged
to attend.
SMOKING
Includes carrying or having in one's possession a lighted
cigar, cigarette, pipe or any other lighted smoking equipment.
Smoking shall be prohibited within any meeting area during the
time that a public meeting is in progress.
Smoking shall be allowed in designated areas outside of any
meeting area in which smoking is prohibited, provided that the ventilation
rates for those areas shall be in compliance with applicable state
and local construction codes. Such smoking permitted areas shall be
outside of the meeting area, clearly accessible to anyone who wishes
to smoke, but shall not be in a location which will allow smoke to
enter the public meeting area during the time when the public meeting
is in progress.
Identification of no-smoking and smoking-permitted areas shall
be accomplished by posting in conspicuous places a sufficient number
of "No Smoking" and "Smoking Permitted" signs to be supplied by the
Board of Health. Public announcement of the smoking restrictions by
the presiding Borough official will suffice as notice of the smoking
policy only if such announcement is included in the official meeting
minutes or tape transcript.