A series of high-profile arrests and scandals involving Boston city employees have sparked calls for immediate reforms to Democrat Mayor Michelle Wu’s hiring practices, the Boston Herald reports.

The Boston City Council on Wednesday advanced an emergency order and will hold a hearing on reforming the city’s hiring practices. Recent incidents — including the hiring of a sex offender in the parks department and a violent altercation involving a city employee and a state trooper — have raised questions about the city’s background check procedures, according to the Boston Herald . .

“These failures highlight unacceptable gaps in background checks, sex offender screening and continuous monitoring,” said City Councilor Erin Murphy, who co-sponsored the measure, according to the outlet. “I’m

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