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Approve and Authorize the Director of Health or Assistant Director of Health to execute an Agreement with City of Salinas (City) for the provision of administrative services by the County of Monterey (County) under the City's tobacco retail license ordinance, Ordinance No. 2555, Article XIA, commencing retroactively on April 1, 2017 and terminable by either party pursuant to Section 7 of the Agreement.
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RECOMMENDATION:
It is recommended that the Board of Supervisors:
Approve and Authorize the Director of Health or Assistant Director of Health to execute an Agreement with City of Salinas (City) for the provision of administrative services by the County of Monterey (County) under the City's tobacco retail license ordinance, Ordinance No. 2555, Article XIA, commencing retroactively on April 1, 2017 and terminable by either party pursuant to Section 7 of the Agreement.
SUMMARY/DISCUSSION:
On July 2, 2012 Supervisor Dave Potter, as Board Chair, notified City Mayors within Monterey County that the Board of Supervisors had implemented a County Tobacco Retail License (TRL) Program by adopting an ordinance that added chapter 7.80 to the Monterey County Code that established licensing requirements for tobacco retailing within the unincorporated area of Monterey County. The County TRL ordinance is structured so that cities can implement their own tobacco retail license program by adopting the county ordinance as their own ordinance. The primary goal of the County TRL Program and TRL ordinance is to reduce youth access to tobacco. Supervisor Potter encouraged Mayors to join the County and help abolish youth smoking.
The start date of the Agreement is retroactive to April 1, 2017 due to the lengthy process necessary to negotiate with the City. Following Board approval of the County TRL ordinance, the City of Salinas (City) adopted the Monterey County Code Chapter 7.80 entitled Tobacco Retailer License, "pertaining to tobacco retailer permits and shall be enf...
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