(A) A vibrant and growing small business sector is critical to creating jobs in a dynamic economy;
(B) Small businesses often bear a disproportionate share of regulatory costs and burdens;
(C) Changes are needed in the regulatory and enforcement culture of the City of Albuquerque to make it more responsive to small business;
(D) These changes can be made without compromising the mission of the city or its departments;
(E) When adopting rules and regulations to protect the health, safety, and economic welfare of the city, the city should seek to achieve its goals as effectively and efficiently as possible without imposing unnecessary burdens on small employers;
(F) The failure to recognize differences in the scale and resources of regulated businesses can adversely affect competition in the marketplace, discourage innovation, and restrict improvements in productivity;
(G) Unnecessary regulations create entry barriers in many industries and discourage potential entrepreneurs from introducing beneficial products and processes;
(H) Alternative regulatory approaches may be available to minimize the economic impact of rules and regulations on small businesses;
(I) The process by which rules and regulations are developed and adopted should be reformed to actively solicit input, ideas and comments from small businesses, to examine the impact of proposed and existing rules and regulations on small businesses, and to review the continued need for existing rules and regulation that affect small businesses.
(Ord. 23-2010)