MEMORANDUM
DATE: January 20, 2025 Report No. ADM-25-007
TO: Committee of the Whole
FROM: Dan Horan, Chief Administrative Officer
SUBJECT:
Title
Staffing Changes - 2025-2029 5-Year Financial Plan
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INFORMATION:
The 2025-2029 5-Year Financial Plan includes changes to Esquimalt's staff complement. These changes are intended to address challenges faced by the Township in sustaining current levels of service and delivering on the Council Priorities Plan. This memorandum has been prepared to provide Council with background information on the proposed positions in preparation for budget deliberations in February and March 2025.
The Township has added 18.5 full-time equivalent (FTE) staff positions between 2017 and 2024 to address several specific requirements or challenges. These additions are summarized in Table 1 below.
Table 1 - Summary of FTE Changes 2017-2023
Position
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
Engineering Tech II - Asset Management
+1.0
Planning Technician
+1.0
Pipe Layer
+1.0
Labourer II
+2.0
Custodial Maintenance - Gorge Pavilion
+1.0
Lounge and Pavilion Supervisor
+0.5
Engineering Tech III - Project Coordinator
+1.0
Economic Development Manager
+1.0
Occupational Health and Safety Manager
+1.0
Licensing Clerk - Community Safety & Bylaw
+1.0
Fire Fighters
+4.0
Accountant
+1.0
Information Technology Support Analyst
+1.0
Committee Clerk
+1.0
Records, Information & Privacy Clerk
+1.0
Total
18.5
Whenever new services or greater levels of service are proposed by a municipality, there are usually additional costs for staffing and for operational support. There are other times, however, where staffing changes are proposed to maintain or sustain current levels of service. Table 2 below summarizes the proposed changes.
Table 2 - Summary of Staffing Changes Planned for 2025
Position
2025
Project Manager - Engineering & Pub...
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