Some Council facilities - the library, council nursery, Destination Rotorua Marketing, the wastewater treatment plant, City Focus, the Redwoods, council transfer stations and some parks - are already totally smokefree.
During the year the policy change will be rolled out to the iSite, museum, Aquatic Centre, Castlecorp, crematorium, recycling centre and landfill with designated smoking areas also to be removed at those sites.
"The aim is for all Council facilities to be completely smokefree by the end of the year," Mr Bird said.
The government has committed to a goal of a smokefree New Zealand by 2025 and Rotorua Lakes Council is one of more than 20 councils which have smokefree outdoor spaces policies, encouraging people to not smoke in public parks.
In Rotorua the policy covers all children's playgrounds, the Redwoods area of Whakarewarewa forest, part of Kuirau Park, childcare centres, sports facilities, public toilets and some other areas.
Council has previously signalled that over time the areas covered by the open spaces smokefree policy will be extended.
"This change to our auahi kore - smokefree policy for our facilities aligns with the open spaces policy, as well as being part of an ongoing internal health and wellbeing initiative," he said.
Support is being provided for smokers on staff who decide to use the change as an opportunity to quit.
"It's early days yet but we know that there are at least a few smokers on staff now considering quitting and who have been smoking less since the new zones were put in place at the beginning of the month."
"Response so far has been good with staff at the Civic Centre and performing arts centre being accepting of the change. We'll be working with staff at our other sites during the course of the year."
