The circus atmosphere continued at the City of Monessen Council Meeting on Tuesday night. A 52 minute audience comment section brought out pointed comments directed to all members of council regarding their business practices and their behavior among themselves. One instance in particular had a resident call out Councilman Gilbert Coles on his inability to accurately detail what bills are being paid by the city and how much money is in the bank. Coles was also criticized for not attending council meetings for an extended time just like Mayor Matthew Shorraw. Frustrated by the criticism, Coles asked the resident if he would like to go outside and straighten things out. That brought audience reactions of that statement being a threat of violence. When asked for a comment about that action, Coles declined to make a statement. Council opened the positions of Treasurer and City Controller. Both positions were opened because of a lack of residency proof and bond. Gerald Saksun was voted to retain his position as Treasurer pending receipt of the documentation and City Controller Maria Scuteri was voted out of her position. That is the second firing of a city controller since Shorraw returned to run the city as mayor. Councilman Anthony Orzechowski was critical of council because of lack of communication over agenda items that caught him by surprise and over the lack of detail in many of the agenda items. In audience comment sections, residents expressed their frustration with all city council members and the mayor for what they described as childish behavior.