Pasadena Minimum Wage survey

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* 1. The Pasadena City Council will be discussing their consideration of an ordinance imposing increased minimum wage requirements for Pasadena businesses.

Right now, there is no proposal to be discussed, but advocates are urging the Pasadena City Council to enact minimum wage regulations that would mirror what was recently passed in the City of Los Angeles and Los Angeles County. These regulations require the minimum wage to be raised to $10.50 an hour in 2016; to $12.00 in 2017; and to $13.25 in 2018; $14.25 in 2019 and raising to $15 per hour in 2020. It would then be indexed to inflation in subsequent years. The proposed law would cover everyone who works in Pasadena (except state and federal government employees and the self-employed).

The Pasadena Chamber of Commerce Board will consider the proposal in the near future.

We would like to know your thoughts on how this measure could impact you and your business.

We would also benefit from knowing how your business may cope with these increases in minimum wage.

Please take a few brief minutes to fill out the following survey.

All responses are anonymous.

Thank you.

Are you aware of efforts to raise the minimum wage in Pasadena?

Yes

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* 2. If the minimum wage is raised in Pasadena would it have an impact on your business?

Yes

Aren't sure

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* 3. I believe raising the minimum wage will have the following effect on my business:

It will hurt my business

It will benefit my business

It will have no effect on my business

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* 4. I estimate the minimum wage increase proposed for the City of Pasadena will cost my business approximately this much per year:

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* 5. It the minimum wage is increased in Pasadena, I will do the following (check all that apply):

I will not make any changes

I will raise prices

I will reduce my workforce

I will reduce my operating hours

I will reduce hours for my existing workforce

I will find other ways to reduce costs

I will close my business

I will consider moving to another municipality that maintains the State of California minimum wage

Other (please specify)

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* 6. If Pasadena raises the minimum wage, these measures could help my business cope with the increases:

An exemption so that tipped servers and wait staff remain at the current state minimum wage

A rebate from the City of Pasadena of sales tax my company pays that is returned to the city

An exemption for summer youth employees and interns currently attending school or college

An exemption for businesses with fewer than 25 full time employees (small business exemption)

A training wage for workers younger than 21 years of age who are working part time

A training wage at the current state minimum wage for those reentering the workforce after incarceration, homelessness or other traumatic life experiences

Discounted utility rates from the City of Pasadena

A rebate from the City of Pasadena General Fund to offset additional costs to my business

Other (please specify)

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* 7. Is there anything else you would like to share with us about the potential minimum wage increases in Pasadena?

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* 8. On Monday, July 27, 2015, the Pasadena City Council is discussing a timetable for their consideration of raising the minimum wage in Pasadena. The Pasadena Chamber has suggested the City Council take time to analyze the impacts of minimum wage increases in the City of Los Angeles and LA County before discussing raising Pasadena's minimum wage.

The Council, however, is very likely to begin the process of raising the minimum wage in Pasadena as soon as September, 2015. You can email your thoughts on a local minimum wage increase to the Pasadena City Council at city_council@cityofpasadena.net.

If you would like to have an active role in the discussions, or receive updates on the minimum wage discussions, please give us your email address so we can follow up with you as discussions evolve.