Boston City Hall attorney placed on paid leave after announcing bid to challenge Mayor Wu

Boston City Hall attorney placed on paid leave after announcing bid to challenge Mayor Wu

The Wu administration has placed a city attorney on paid administrative leave days after he announced he was challenging Michelle Wu for Boston mayor.

Wu administration puts City Hall attorney on leave amid his mayoral run

THE BOSTON City Hall attorney running against his boss, Mayor Michelle Wu, has been placed on administrative leave. John F. Houton, the assistant corporation counsel who jumped into the mayoral race earlier this month, said his superiors put him on administrative leave on Friday. City officials also told him that they were looking to hire outside counsel to sort out whether it was possible for him to mount a campaign, according to Houton. Houton…