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CITY COUNCIL MEMORANDUM <br /> NO. 2019-02 <br /> June 17,2019 <br /> TO: Honorable Mayor Pro Tempore Patrick McDaniel and City Council <br /> FROM: Scot Wrighton, City Manager <br /> Wendy Morthland, Corporation Counsel <br /> Amy Waks,Assistant Corporation Counsel <br /> SUBJECT: Amendment to Chapter 73 —OFFENSES <br /> RECOMMENDATION: The State of Illinois recently passed a law raising the minimum legal sales <br /> age from 18 years of age to 21 for all tobacco products which goes into effect July 1,2019. Currently, <br /> the City Code of Decatur sets the minimum legal age at 18. This amendment aligns the Code with the <br /> new State law. <br /> POTENTIAL OBJECTIONS: There are no known or expected objections. <br /> INPUT FROM OTHER SOURCES: <br /> STAFF REFERENCE: Amy Waks,Assistant Corporation Counsel, at 424-2807. <br /> BUDGET/TIME IMPLICATIONS: None. <br />