For companies, remote worker benefits the companies more than the workers. Because in-office work would require both a high salary plus the costs of the office space. In contrast, a remote worker, even if making the same salary, would still cost the company less.

For city workers, I have concerns with people working for the city, but who at the same time don't live in the city. It doesn't really matter to me if they work remotely as long as they live in the city.

But if they are going to be making decisions that impacts the city, they need to have some skin in the game, in my opinion.