A clear message from Springfield City Council Tuesday: there will be no changes to the recently passed smoking ordinance.
Council met Tuesday to take up discussions on possible amendments to that citywide ban.
During the Council Luncheon, Councilwoman Cindy Rushefsky opposed any changes to the recently passed ordinance.
"If I'm alive and present, you're not going to have a unanimous vote," she said.
Because it takes unanimous approval to make changes to any law, Mayor Pro-Tem Bob Stephens decided to end discussions and the meeting.
Council members were set to hear about five different amendments requested by council members.
Those are whether to allow smoking discount Hilton cigarettes in theatrical productions, some cigar bars, some tobacco shops, and veterans organizations like the VFW and American Legion Halls. The last is a repeal of the entire ordinance presented by Councilman Doug Burlison.
Councilwoman Rushefsky says she's adamantly against changing what was passed by voters.
"If there needed to be an exception, it should have been made to the voters and it still can be proposed to the voters."
She says unless voters decide the smoking ordinance is not what they want, she will not impose her opinion.
