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.

Earlier this year, two city employees were arrested and subsequently fired after police responded to a domestic incident that allegedly stemmed from the involvement of a top City Hall official in their relationship. An external investig

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