points out in his letter that more than half of this increase
is due to the 'step' increases that were awarded in 1989 in
an attempt to ‘catch-up’ with other libraries in the lower

mainland. The remainder of the increase takes into account a

percentage increase for 1981 and also the addition of 6.5 Full

Time Equivalent (FTE) clericals and an additional Children's
Librarian for the Abbotsford area.
. Nete: At present there are 177 FTE in-the F.V.R.L.
system, the additional 6.5 .FTE therefore represent

an increase in staff of 3.6%.

Once again, the attached Provincial Statistics would
indicate that the F.V.R.L. is an efficient operation as far as
staff is concerned, i.e. the lowest cost for lending a book.
The additional staff requirements are well within the increase»
in circulation presently being experience throughout the system.

Note: In Port Coquitlam the increase in circulation

has been;

1978 Total Circulation: 230,173

1979 Total Circulation - 257,780
(an increase of 11.9%)

1980 Total Circulation: - 261,244
(an increase of 1.4%)

Conclusions

The proposed increase in Library Tax Assessment (LTA)
for the whole system is 33.4% and for Port Coquitlam our LTA

would increase from $159,084 in 1980 to $213,631 for 1981,