BOSTON — The Ricardo Arroyo controversy is rocking the Boston City Council as President Ed Flynn has moved to strip Arroyo temporarily of his committee leadership roles, City Councilor Frank Baker has filed a formal records request into Arroyo — and Arroyo ally Councilor Kendra Lara has filed one on Baker.
The council’s agenda on Monday revealed the extent to which the old sexual assault investigations against Arroyo and his responses to them as he runs for DA have torn the council apart.
Flynn filed a notice that he’s removing Arroyo of his committee leadership for two months, a move Flynn can do unilaterally as president. Arroyo has been the council’s president pro tempore — which means he presides in the absence of the president — and head of the powerful government operations committee.
