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10/10/201818-379
10/10/2018
18-379
Health & Community Services
Resolve
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Title, Resolve
Authorizing the City to to Accept and Appropriate a Tobacco Prevention Grant Program in the Amount of
$164,996 with the Maine Health Center for Tobacco Independence
This Resolve will authorize the City accept and appropriate $164,996 from Maine Health Center for
Tobacco Independence, to reduce tobacco-use in the Penquis Public Health District which includes
Penobscot and Piscataquis Counties.
This voluntary program will offer technical assistance to schools, youth-serving entities, and
municipalities that would like to adopt and implement tobacco policies. Other focus areas include the
reduction of involuntary exposure to second-hand smoke, an increase in referrals to the Maine
Tobacco Help Line, and $18,738 to support the implementation of a one-year direct service youth
vaping prevention pilot through a special innovation fund.
This is the third year of the grant. The term is October 1, 2018 to September 30, 2019.
Government Operations Committee
10/01/2018
Recommend for passage
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First Reading & Referral
Government Operations Committee
10/10/201818-379
CITY OF BANGOR RESOLVE
10/10/2018
18-379
Graham
Authorizing the City to to Accept and Appropriate a Tobacco Prevention Grant Program in the Amount of
$164,996 with the Maine Health Center for Tobacco Independence
Be it Resolved by the City Council of the City of Bangor that,
The City accept and appropriate a Tobacco Prevention Grant in the amount of $164,996 to provide tobacco
prevention services in Penobscot and Piscataquis counties.
IN CITY COUNCIL
OCTOBER 10, 2018
CR 18-379
FIRST READING
CITY CLERK
IN CITY COUNCIL
OCTOBER 22, 2018
CR 18-379
MOTION MADE AND SECONDED FOR PASSAGE
PASSED
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CITY CLERK