Last week, the Scottsdale City Council voted to push more people to return to working in office.
The motion adopted by the city states that working in office is preferred. It also ordered city officers and the presiding city judge to develop plans to bring people back into offices in a timely manner.
It largely left both the timeframe and method to bring people into office up to each official.
Supporters said it would boost efficiency and offer more opportunities for employee growth.
"My understanding when I read this is that it is not compulsory, it is not airtight and it leaves room for discretion for our managers, our directors, our executives and our supervisors," said Councilmember Barry Graham.
But Councilmember Solange Whitehead, who was one of two people voting against the measure, said no data was provided to support those claims.
“It seems again I'm being asked to vote on something and not provided any data to back up the assertions; not provided any data to make an educated vote," Whitehead said.
The city does not know how many of its employees are working remotely.
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