Sometimes, as I am reviewing the data from the operations of the City of Ottawa, my head involuntary moves from side to side. The numbers are that unreasonable.
Take for example numbers from the General Manager’s Office. In 2009, there were 19 authorized FTE (employees) and annual employment expense of $1,490,000 or an average per FTE of $74,421.
For 2011, FTE has decreased to 17 yet employee costs increased to $1,748,000 or $102,823 per FTE. My friends, that is an increase of 38 percent in just 2 years. What is going on?
If we skip over to Traffic, Management and Operational Support,
We find that there has been virtually no change in the number of FTE over the past two years, yet employee expense for 2011 has rocketed by 12.35 percent. Geez!
Bill O’Malley
