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17gg -16- Sec. 16-63. Posting of signs; means of extinguishment. (a) Except as provided by the preceding section, the person in control of a clean air area shall place a sign visible at each entrance to the premises, notifying persons entering the premises that smoking is prohibited, or that smoking is prohibited except in designated smoking areas, (b) The person in control of a facility designated in its entirety as a smoking area shall place a sign at each entrance to the premises which is clearly visible and states that smoking is permitted throughout the entire area. (c) The person in control of a clean air area where signs are required to be posted under subsection (a) above shall provide ashtrays, containers or other means of extinguishing smoking materials in proximity to the signs. (d) Required signs may consists of wording and/or universal symbols. Sec. 16-64. Places of employment. Each employer who operates a place of employment in'the city shall adopt, implement and maintain a written clean air policy which shall contain, at a minimum, the following provisions and requirements: (1) Any nonsmoking employee may object to his or her employer about the designation of a smoking area in any portion of his or her place of employment normally frequented by the employee. Using already available means of ventilation, separation or partition, the affected employees shall attempt to reach a reasonable accommodation, insofar as possible, betweE?n the preferences of nonsmoking and smoking employees in designating or redesignating smoking areas, An employer is not required by this provision to incur any expense, or make structural or other physical modifications to accommodate the preferences of non-smoking or smoking employees. (2) If a prevailing consensus cannot be reached as to any portion of the , place of employment about which a complaint has been voiced, the preference of the employer shall prevail. Provided, however, the requirements of this subsection (2) shall not apply to nonsmoking employees whose job duties include serving of or routine interaction with members of the general public within designated sl!1oking areas, nor to any private enclosed office workspace occupied exclusively by smokers, even though such office may be visîted by nonsmokers. (3) The clean air policy shall be posted conspicuously in all workplaces under the employer's jurisdiction. Sec. 16-65. Exceptions. Section 16-61 shall not apply to persons smoking at an event in which an , entire room or enclosed area is used for a private social function and the event is under the control of the sponsor of the function and not of the person otherwis'e in control of the area, This includes, but is not limited to, clean air areas, such as at hotels, which are normally rented out to private groups, and to areas of bowling centers used by bowling leagues during league play.