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City workers may be told they can't light up anymore  

Stepping outside city buildings to take a cigarette break may not be an option for city employees for long.

City administrators have drafted a tobacco-free campus policy that would snuff out all smoking and chewing tobacco usage by workers in Wauwatosa municipal buildings, grounds, parking lots and structures, and in any city-owned equipment or vehicle.

The statewide ban of smoking in workplaces went into effect July 5, so it seemed like the right time to look at making the city's policies stricter, said Beth Aldana, director of human resources.

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