Elected officials placed in positions of public trust should demonstrate the highest standards of positive leadership. The residents of Boston deserve the highest standards of leadership from their elected officials. We must not drag our feet. Now is the time for leadership.
Despite multiple councilors offering their support for Flynn's intention, most ultimately agreed that an internal ethics committee would be duplicative and susceptible to politicization.
The resolution was first filed by Councilor Ed Flynn in the wake of Councilor Tania Fernandes Anderson's arrest last month. She was accused of orchestrating a kickback scheme involving a family member who was on her staff.
The push for an ethics committee comes after multiple high-profile incidents involving council members in recent years. Former councilors Ricardo Arroyo and Kendra Lara both lost their seats last year after unrelated scandals.
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