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Tega Cay smoking ban vote dies; issue up for vote again Aug. 18  

The Tega Cay City Council has decided not to vote on a resolution to ban smoking in city-owned buildings.

During a special meeting Thursday, Mayor Bob Runde moved to vote on the resolution, but no one seconded it, so the measure died without a vote. The council then directed City Manager Grant Duffield to bring the issue back as an ordinance at the next regularly scheduled council meeting set for Aug. 18.

"The reason I didn't vote," Councilman George Sheppard said, "is because I believe we shouldn't do this by resolution. It's a one-time vote that doesn't allow public discussion."

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