Council approves resolution encouraging city staff to work at least three days in office

The Aurora City Council on Feb. 10 adopted a resolution asking council appointees to encourage full-time staff to work in offices at least three days per week.

The nonbinding resolution, presented as Item 11A3 (Resolution 2025-17), passed 6-4 following debate in which some council members said the measure is merely guidance and others said it is an overreach into operational matters best left to managers.

Council Member Murillo, who opposed the resolution, told colleagues she “trust[s] the city manager and the staff and departments to navigate and manage” hybrid schedules and called the resolution an unnecessary interference in management decisions. Several members, including Council Member Bergen and Council Member Majorski, argued that more in-office presence benefits collaboration, developer meetings and local businesses around the municipal building.

City Manager Jason (last name not specified in the record) briefed the council on planned internal moves and said the municipal center will have a capacity for roughly 750 employees assigned to the building once moves are complete, with about 625 workspaces. He told the council most operations are already hybrid to varying degrees and that supervisors would review schedules based on the adopted guidance.

The motion to approve was moved by Council Member Durske and seconded by Council Member Casa. The final vote recorded six yes votes and four no votes; Democratic-style roll-call names were mixed in the record, and the council's clerk announced the tally at the meeting.