Employee Base—Full-Time Equivalent (FTE) Analysis

The City of Coquitlam budgets for a full staff complement in all departments 1,414 9 full-time equivalents (FTEs) are budgeted for 2023, including full-time, part-time, auxiliary, casual staff and RCMP members

Historical comparisons for departmental FTEs are shown below: Full-Time Equivalents (FTEs) per Department (Including RCMP Members)

Note:

A reorganization in 2020 resulted in the transfer of a total of 18 FTEs between Deputy City Manager and City Manager’s Office departments.

A reorganization in 2020 resulted in the transfer of a total of 4.1 FTEs between Deputy City Manager and Planning & Development departments.

A reorganization in 2021 resulted in the transfer of a total of 146.2 FTEs between Deputy City Manager, Finance, Lands & Police, Parks, Recreation, Culture & Facilities, Civic Lands & Facilities and Corporate Services departments

A reorganization in 2022 resulted in the transfer of a total of 61.7 FTEs between City Manager, Deputy City Manager and Legislative Services departments.

In October 2022, the City took over the operations of the new Maillardville Community Centre, resulting in an increase of 19.2 FTEs in 2023 for Parks, Recreation, Culture and Facilities

Budgeted FTEs per Department 2019–2023

(Including RCMP Members)

The number of FTEs increased by 62 5 in 2023 Council approved 46 8 new positions, of which 19 2 FTEs are related to the new Maillardville Community Centre, which opened in October 2022, and 15 7 positions were created from the conversion of existing contractor budgets and auxiliary hours to permanent positions As the City continues to grow and the demand for a variety of new services emerges, reallocation of existing resources is often required since it is not possible to fund every new service demand in the community with a tax increase Some of these positions were funded from additional revenue and/or the reallocation of existing resources to meet emerging needs without a tax impact