Metro is seeking to add 263 positions to its payroll, despite pleas of austerity and a request for millions of dollars more in taxpayer subsidies. The transit agency’s budget proposal calls for a workforce of 11,237 for the coming fiscal year, up from the 10,974 positions funded in the current budget.
| Metro’s budgeted staffing levels |
| 2002: 9,965 |
| 2003: 10,156 |
| 2004: 10,015 |
| 2005: 10,294 |
| 2006: 10,451 |
| 2007: 11,102 |
| 2008: 11,483 |
| 2009: 11,232 |
| 2010: 10,853 |
| 2011: 10,974 |
| Proposed for 2012: 11,237 |
| Source: Metro fiscal year budgets, running July 1-June 30 |
It’s the second year in a row Metro would add positions, with the agency proposing to add twice as many this time. The additions would negate the effect of past high-profile layoffs.
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