1. What's the process for the smoking ban under consideration? Is it a city council resolution, and if so when will they vote on it?
We are talking about a city ordinance that would be enforcable in all of St. Paul.
Here is what Dave Thune posted last week.
"The ordinance will be laid over now for 2 weeks,
then amendments considered. If any are made the
vote will lay over another week before it would be
up for a vote."So, it appears to me that ordinance might be voted on either next week or the following week, depending upon whether or not amendments are offered.
If anyone would like to correct this, please do.
2. What's the penalty under consideration for violating the proposed smoking ban?
I assume that any penalties would be against bar or restaurant owners for allowing smoking on their facilities. I'm not sure which city department would enforce this ordinance.
---------------- Chuck Repke's Comments ------------
Chuck posted this on May 11th:
"this is an ordinance, so it requires four readings at the council. Today will be first reading (no discussion); next week should be second reading (author could/might amend language to get it exactly the way he/she wants it before the public hearing); the following week will be third reading and public hearing that happens at 5:30 p.m. (the council only holds public hearings two evenings a month, so the third reading could be delayed a week if it didn't line up right) at the end of that meeting they close the public hearing; the next week is fourth reading and final passage, they vote on the issue. If it is amended at all, it has to return for a final vote again the following week."
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