Do you know what adds to the cost of your pizza?
Your Gwinnett County Health Department, almost DOUBLED the annual food service inspection fee for ALL Gwinnett restaurants in 2008, from $350 to $600, a 71% Increase?
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As the economy slowed in 2008, without warning, the annual Gwinnett county restaurant food service inspection fee was raised from $350 per year, to $600. There was no appeal, no vote, no payment options, just pay it all in 30 days or cease operations immediately with the stigma of a 'health violation' which had nothing to do with sanitation.
Why not ask your Gwinnett County ...
Why not ask your Gwinnett County ...
Commission Chairman, Charles Bannister 770.822.7010 Email
Health & Human Services Director, Pat Baker 770.822.8850 Email
... about this 71% fee increase as the economy slowed? Would you pay 71% more for a pizza overnight?
Health & Human Services Director, Pat Baker 770.822.8850 Email
Your Gwinnett County Health Department also increased the annual Health re-inspection fee for ALL restaurants from $150 to $200-$300 in 2008?
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The Gwinnett County Health Department requires a re-inspection of any restaurant that scores a grade of 'C' or 'U'. This might not seem like much for a restaurant with a low score, but did you know that not posting a 'NO SMOKING' sign with the Gwinnett county ordnance number on it, and that sign MUST be at least 8.5 inches by 11 inches, is considered a 'health violation', and deducts a point from the restaurant's score? This re-inspection fee for ALL restaurants increased from $150 to $200-$300 in 2008.
Why not ask your Gwinnett County ...
Why not ask your Gwinnett County ...
Commission Chairman, Charles Bannister 770.822.7010 Email
Health & Human Services Director, Pat Baker 770.822.8850 Email
... about this 33% fee increase as the economy slowed? Would you pay 33% more for your pizza overnight?
Health & Human Services Director, Pat Baker 770.822.8850 Email
In 2009, your Gwinnett County Health Department now REQUIRES all restaurants have their grease traps cleaned every three (3) months, at a cost of $395, no matter if it is needed or not.
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In 2009, the Gwinnett County Health Department introduced a requirement for all Gwinnett restaurants to have their grease traps cleaned every three (3) months no matter if they need it or not, at a cost of $395. At Slice-O-Rama, we did not even own or opertate a stove, or fryer, only a pizza oven. We took pride in offering our hot wings as BAKED, not fried, so we did not ever dispose of fats, oils, or grease in the drain. Not matter, we were REQUIRED to have our grease trap cleaned every three (3) months, at a cost of $395 even though it was almost EMPTY each time. We did receive an exception to go six (6) months betweene cleaning, but this still was unnesessary for a restaurant which elected NOT to use fats oils or grease in our kitchen.
Why not ask your Gwinnett County ...
Why not ask your Gwinnett County ...
Commission Chairman, Charles Bannister 770.822.7010 Email
Health & Human Services Director, Pat Baker 770.822.8850 Email
... why are Gwinnett restaurants required to have grease trap cleaning at a cost of $395 every 3 months, regardless if they need it or not?
Health & Human Services Director, Pat Baker 770.822.8850 Email
In 2009, your Gwinnett County Health Department now REQUIRES any freezer or refrigerator with "public access", to be locked or it cannot be used.
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In 2009, the Gwinnett County Health Department introduced a requirement for all Gwinnett restaurants to lock any freezer or refrigerator that has public access. In our case, our gelato (ice cream) was kept in a freezer by our order station, on the "public" side of the counter. We could not lock it, and therefore had to stop selling gelato.
Why not ask your Gwinnett County ...
Why not ask your Gwinnett County ...
Commission Chairman, Charles Bannister 770.822.7010 Email
Health & Human Services Director, Pat Baker 770.822.8850 Email
... why Gwinnett restaurants are required to lock any freezer or refrigerator that has public access, even if the restaurant has no other place to put it, or stop selling the product contained in that freezer/refrigerator?
Health & Human Services Director, Pat Baker 770.822.8850 Email
The minimum wage was raised three (3) times in three (3) years - 2007, 2008, and 2009. What are the unintended consequences of this?
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Beginning in July of 2007, the USA minimum wage was raised $0.70 from $5.15/hr to $5.85/hr for a 12% increase. It was raised $0.70 more in July of 2008 from $5.85/hr to $6.55/hr (11% increase), and raised $0.70 more in July of 2009 from $6.55/hr to 7.25/hr(10% increase). While we were forced to raise our minimum wage payroll costs %11 each year, our income (sales) fell off by an average of 11% . The unintended consequence of forcing the minimum wage higher, is that we had no money to give any raise to our oldest employee who was slightly above the minimum wage, and who needed it the most! In spite of our desire to increase pay where it was needed most, we were forced by law to take money we did not have, and increase pay to younger employees, most of which were not head-of-household, and/or living with parents at home. The final result is that our business has collapsed, our life saving is gone trying to sustain increased payroll and tax burdens, and seven people are now unemployed.
Why not ...
... and ask them if they considered the unintended consequences of forcing the minimum wage higher, even as the economy sagged?
Why not ...
... and ask them if they considered the unintended consequences of forcing the minimum wage higher, even as the economy sagged?
