The Albuquerque City Council is drafting an ordinance to increase in the minimum wage. Your input is vital to us being able to decide a course of action in dealing with this very important issue. Please take a moment to answer the questions below. Thank you for your time.

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* 1. Please let us know how we can best contact you.

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* 2. What is the primary type of foodservice owned or operated by your company?

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* 3. What is the type of ownership of your operation?

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* 4. Are you a single-unit or multi-unit operator?

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* 5. Estimate the average number of paid employees that work at your establishment(s) during a typical week.

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* 6. How many people on your payroll currently earn minimum wage ($5.15)?

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* 7. Do you pay your new employees a starting wage greater than the $5.15 minimum wage?

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* 8. What is your starting wage rate?

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* 9. How soon after an employee is hired do you normally offer merit raises?

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* 10. Please indicate how many of your starting wage earners fall in the age groups below.

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* 11. What is your approximate cost to train a new employee?

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* 12. If the city enacted an increase in the minimum wage, what would be the most important aspect to consider?

  Very Important Important Neutral Somewhat Unimportant Unimportant
Wage Rate
Tip Credit
Phase In
Indexing

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* 13. Under what circumstances could you support an increase in the minimum wage? (Match the wage with the component(s) necessary).

  $6.50 $7.00 $7.50 No Increase
If the wage rate for tipped employees stayed at $2.13.
If the wage rate was not indexed to inflation.
If the wage was phased in over a period of two years.
If the wage was phased in over a period of three years.

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* 14. How much would a $2.00 increase in the minimum wage cost your business?

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* 15. What effect would a $2.00 increase in the minimum wage have on your business?

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* 16. If an increase in the minimum wage caused you to lay off employees, how many employees would be at risk?

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* 17. If an increase in the minimum wage caused you to increase menu prices, what would your percent increase be?

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* 18. How would a $2.00 increase in the minumum wage affect the type of employees you hire?

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* 19. What other comments on this subject would you care to add?

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* 20. Who is your City Councilor?

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* 21. Would you be willing to contact your Councilor to discuss this issue?

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* 22. Would you be willing to contact other City Councilors to discuss this issue?

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* 23. If yes to the above, who would you be willing to contact?

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* 24. Would you be willing to testify in committee or before the Council?

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