The City Council does hereby find that:
(A) In December, 1986, the United States Surgeon General produced evidence supporting the fact that passive smoke increases the non-smokers' risk of developing diseases related to cigarette smoke;
(B) The New Jersey Supreme Court held in 1986 that it is the employer's responsibility to provide a healthy environment and the non-smoker has the right to work in a healthy environment; and
(C) Statistics suggest that cities spend about $4,600 more a year to keep a smoker on the payroll than a non-smoker. This estimate includes lost productivity; damages from cigarette burns; accidents resulting from loss of attention, eye irritation or coughing; lost time due to increased chances of illness and early death; medical care; absenteeism; and increased fire insurance.
(1989 Code, § 11-701)