The move comes after an earlier return-to-office proposal floated by Wilson received pushback, prompting him to backtrack on that plan.

"Managers and supervisors set the tone and culture for staff across our city. High-performing organizations across the nation have shown us it’s possible to bring people back together, while also remaining flexible,

The City of Portland is set to require all managers and supervisors to return to their worksites full-time starting in April.

New Portland Mayor Keith Wilson is using his first weeks in office to mandate all city government managers and supervisors to return to in-person work full-time starting in April. The change will affect roughly 700 employees who have been working remotely or hybrid.