Resolutions by municipal governments supporting smokefree casinos, legislation

New Jersey casino employees, assisted by Atlantic County Smoke Free Air Coalition, the American Cancer Society, and other tobacco-control and health organizations, have gone to the municipal governments where they live and asked them to enact resolutions supporting protection for all workers in the state of New Jersey from the hazards of secondhand smoke, particularly calling on the State Legislature to require casinos to be smokefree. By early November, 2006, after only a few weeks of requests to town councils, seven municipalities had already enacted resolutions. All of the resolutions, including the one passed by the Atlantic City Council, were enacted with unanimous votes.

These are the municipalities that have passed resolutions: Absecon, Atlantic City, Brigantine, Egg Harbor City, Galloway Township, Northfield, Somers Point.

For a sample resolution, identical or similar to those enacted, click here.

For a complete list of New Jersey municipalities that have enacted resolutions, with date enacted, county, legislative district, population, etc., click here.

This page updated November 9, 2006