The move comes after a city employee engaged in a violent struggle with police and the revelation that a sex offender was working for the parks department.
3 minutes to read
Members of the Boston City Council are pushing for an examination of the city’s hiring practices after a number of high-profile incidents in recent months caused alarm among residents and officials.
Councilors Ed Flynn, Erin Murphy, and John FitzGerald introduced an emergency hearing order during the City Council meeting on Wednesday. It cites two specific recent incidents: the revelation that a Level 3 sex offender worked for the city’s Parks and Recreation Department and the violent arrest of a city employee at a traffic stop in South Boston…