CHAPTER 39: COUNTY POLICY
Section
General Provisions
   39.01   County motto
   39.02   Mass fatalities plan
   39.03   No smoking areas
   39.04   Excessive force policy
   39.05   Auditor payment of bills and claim voucher process
   39.06   Authorizing bank card, credit card and debit card transactions
   39.07   Security of county facilities
   39.08   Public records requests
   39.09   Restricted access policy
   39.10   Internal control standards
   39.11   Title VI Implementation Plan
   39.12   Grant proposal and approval policy
   39.13   Second Amendment sanctuary county
Judicial Center and Courthouse Square
   39.15   Certain activities prohibited
   39.16   Deadly weapons prohibited
 
   39.99   Penalty
Cross-reference:
   Leasing of real property, see Ch. 152
GENERAL PROVISIONS
§ 39.01 COUNTY MOTTO.
   (A)   Text of county motto. It is hereby established that the official motto of the county is “In God We Trust.”
   (B)   Display of county motto.
      (1)   The text “In God We Trust” shall be prominently displayed on the wall behind the Commissioners in the Board of Commissioners’ Meeting Room.
      (2)   The text “In God We Trust” is hereby encouraged to be publicly and prominently displayed in all county buildings.
(BC Ord. 2014-31, passed 12-22-14)
§ 39.02 MASS FATALITIES PLAN.
   The County Mass Fatalities Plan, adopted by BC Res. 1996-8, passed 10-28-96, is hereby adopted by reference and made a part of this code the same as if set forth in full herein.
(BC Res. 1996-8, passed 10-28-96)
§ 39.03 NO SMOKING AREAS.
   (A)   Definitions. The following words and phrases, whenever used in this section, shall be construed as defined below.
      ELECTRONIC SMOKING DEVICE. Any product containing or delivering nicotine or any other substance intended for human consumption that can be used by a person to simulate smoking through inhalation of vapor or aerosol from the product. The term ELECTRONIC SMOKING DEVICE includes, without limitation, any such device, whether manufactured, distributed, or sold, as an e-cigarette, e-cigar, e-pipe, e-hookah, or vape pen, or under any other product name or descriptor.
      SMOKING. The inhaling, exhaling, burning, or carrying of any lighted or heated cigarette, cigar, pipe, electronic smoking device, or any other lighted or heated tobacco product or plant product intended for inhalation, including hookah and marijuana, in any manner or in any form.
   (B)   To protect the health and safety of Warrick County employees, patrons, visitors, and the general public, pursuant to I.C. 7.1-5-12 et seq., smoking shall be prohibited in, and within 30 feet of any entrance to and exit from, any and all facilities owned, leased, operated, or occupied by the Board of Commissioners of Warrick County or any other Warrick County department, agency, or office. Smoking shall also be prohibited on all stairways, ramps, and sidewalks owned by Warrick County which provide access to the foregoing facilities.
   (C)   The Warrick County public official in charge of each facility described in division (B) above
   (B) shall post at each entrance “County Ordinance Prohibits Smoking Within 30 Feet of this Entrance.”
   (D)   an employee who violates this § 39.02 shall be subject to disciplinary action, up to and including termination of employment.
   (E)   Pursuant to I.C. 7.1-5-12-8, a person who smokes in an area where smoking is prohibited by this § 39.02 commits prohibited smoking, a Class B infraction. Notwithstanding the foregoing, a person who smokes in an area where smoking is prohibited by this § 39.02 commits prohibited smoking, a Class A infraction if the person has been adjudged to have committed at least three prior unrelated infractions under this section or I.C. 16-41-37-4 (before its repeal).
   (F)   The enforcement of this § 39.02 shall be the responsibility of the Warrick County elected officials, department heads, Board of Commissioners, County Administrator, and the Warrick County Sheriff and his or her deputies.
(BC Res. 1987-6, passed 9-18-87; Am. BC Ord. 1997-18, passed 12-1-97; Am. BC Ord. 2006-04, passed 4-12-06; Am. BC Ord. 2013-18, passed 6-24-13; Am. BC Ord. 2020-01, passed 1-27-20) Penalty, see § 39.99
§ 39.04 EXCESSIVE FORCE POLICY.
   It is the policy of the county that no law enforcement agencies within the county may use excessive force against any individuals engaged in non-violent civil rights demonstrations, in accordance with Section 519 of Pub. L. 101-144 (the HUD Appropriation Act).
(BC Res. 1992-1, passed 1-6-92)
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