Mayor causes outrage by firing multiple people during first meeting in over a year | WPXI

[@duanekennard3298]

If a city let's the Mayor do what he did..not show up for 2 years worth of meetings then everyone needs to be fired and the so called Mayor needs to be held accountable to repay the city for his absence.

[@eh3477]

Yes, would there be a process available to remove the mayor for a long term unexplained absence? The others should have raised red flags about the long absence.

[@norrislaitinen5011]

You have a metro child for a mayor. Good job electing him lol.

[@katekat1064]

But why was he allowed to essentially collect a paycheck and yet not perform any work?

[@miket7390]

Cause the people voted for a party not a person. And I'll add that this question is valid for all of congress and the president as well.

[@katekat1064]

@@miket7390 true.... very true.

[@jenniferbogacki2699]

Welcome to politics...

[@5josullivan]

Because the other members accepted his absence without objection . Dont think for 1 min. it did not benefit them also. They ran the city with no objections of the Mayor. The Mayor, was fine with it . Why would he not ? He collected a check at someone elses efforts . Then the little ass wipe shows up. Guess it's time for them to wake up !

[@chrisortiz8072]

Maybe they liked having the power of mayor while he was gone and figured they could do more in general

[@mick40jb]

He lost the May primary---->The City of Monessen appears to have overwhelmingly voted for change as Ron Mozer has beaten incumbent Mayor Matt Shorraw by a wide margin.

[@defensegeneral9893]

that guy doesn't even look like a mayor, he looks like a college student

[@timelessmusicfamilymusic9175]

Maybe he's still in college trying to get his degree, that's why he miss all those meetings.

[@ReinSouls]

He's actually 29. But he got the boot from the voters last month.

[@johndanielsforJesus]

@@ReinSouls - Sounds like clearer heads prevailed! Where was dude all this time? In mommy's basement?

[@jfox8531]

@@ReinSouls great news! ty for the update

[@maddawg4599]

@@ReinSouls that is good news! Where can we find a story on this?

[@mikemcdonald9337]

Well it's clear where he's been for over a year. He was in his parents basement where he lives playing his Xbox games. Until his parents finally got tired of him and threw him out.

[@petebock7021]

Ha!

[@jayquellin4543]

ahhaahahahahahahaahahahahahahahahhahahahahhhaahaha parents basement ahahahabbabahaabaahnahahbahahahannanahahahahahbahahahananhahaha xbox ahahahahahhahhahhahahahhahahahahahhahahahhahhahhhhahahahahhaah threw him out ahahahahahhaabhahahahahahahhahahahahahhahhahahhaahahahahhaahhaahah this is comedy GOLD

[@davidrichards9529]

Why hasn’t he been removed if he missed all that? Could he really fire them if he wasn’t around for 2 years? Why can’t the people fire him?

[@5josullivan]

Good question ? Dont they have elections ? OH, wait... then again "Dominion". Paper ballots y'all, the only secure election.

[@larrytierce6120]

Is there a law to address it?

[@chrisortiz8072]

They were happy to take control of the town while he was gone. They had more power and could guide the town in the direction they felt was appropriate. If they got rid of him they may of gotten a mayor who actually did his job and control lost

[@prufrok]

because they like being able to act as the mayor, they were glad he wasn't there

[@SarahDigsHockey]

You get what you vote for.

[@MattKibblehouse]

Two years go quick when you're getting pumped like an oil derrick in a backstreet bathhouse.

[@briefintroduction4995]

Great comment 👍

[@chihuahuaman7025]

Hahahahahha. That’s awesome!!!

[@rgg7174]

Looks and sounds like a pole smoker.

[@TuthRuka66]

Matt Kibblehouse and of course you know all about getting drilled behind the bathhouse because it seems that you have inside knowledge on this topic.

[@scottskidmore8976]

Uh oh I sense a homophobic triggering in your future

[@robheskin]

WHERE HAS THE MAYOR BEEN FOR TWO YEARS?!?!?!

[@logancody8841]

He's been taking leadership tutoring from Mayor deBlasio of New York.

[@neoudi2024]

Fishing 😂

[@anderander5662]

I would say dancing to techno music....

[@X1.7]

Quarantine

[@robheskin]

@@X1.7 Hasn't been everyone else? TWO YEARS?

[@Misterprepper]

Electing trendy wannabe politicians based on certain orientations is okay I guess. But this is what you get.

[@wfranklinbrinker3590]

Lol

[@Umakemelaff]

Sounds like he might just be the next president. Has all the qualifications

[@janesmith4h]

Literally.

[@pjhey947]

@John Beatsmith Not even close bud!

[@pjhey947]

Lol 😂

[@robertsteele5257]

Biden Harris Small Town version 🤣🤣🤣

[@pjhey947]

@John Beatsmith Yes I live in the suburbs of Washington D.C. (Vienna Va) highly democratic area and far from poor. We just care about our fellow Americans and want to help. Unlike you me me me Trumpsters

[@typoagain1]

My city council meets twice a month. Attendance by the mayor, city manager, and every city council member is mandatory. Missing 3 meetings in a year will get you fired UNLESS the members vote to excuse you at each meeting.

[@CowboyBillUSA]

This is what happens when you hire a vindictive man-child to do a grown-up's job.

[@robjohnson8522]

You mean there are polititians out there that are NoT vindictive man-child(ren)? ;)

[@390fordgalaxie]

Millennial mayor was HIDING IN HIS HOUSE

[@Quikly_S_Calate]

Looks more like a gen x or gen z

[@weltonvillegal6258]

No way Gen X. We’re in our 50’s and late 40’s.Millennials are between us and our kids (Gen Z).

[@toddgoodness8838]

Shows up after two years of zero attendance, and Mr sweetpants thinks he owns the place. Someone needs to remind him the Cabaret isn't a full time job, ya wanna be mayor, act like it.

[@jaac7027]

He's 10 years old. Your fault

[@rosettawilliams7959]

Everyone else is trying to run and operate city’s business and punk mayor is playing games. Like “Hide and go Seek.”

[@slipknot7424]

America is failing, rapidly.

[@pippipster6767]

She was thinking, shall I wear blue today or black? I just can’t decide.

[@RuleofFive]

The Mayor hasn't show up for two years for City Council meetings???!!! Why hasn't this guy been removed from office before this? Another horrible politician.

[@dwlopez57]

Removing an elected official is a time consuming and difficult, sometimes nearly impossible task. Looks like they are stuck with him till the next election

[@RuleofFive]

@@dwlopez57 I’m sure it is. It is still complete negligence on his part.

[@dwlopez57]

@@RuleofFive 8 agree. If they can they should remove him, unfortunately like I said that takes time. But they definitely should not let him be rrelected. They also may want to consider some changes to the city charter

[@RuleofFive]

@@dwlopez57 You make a good point about changing the city charter to avoid this in the future. Imagine not showing up for your job for two years?

[@paulfuray8557]

They should have all voted that mayor out on a “vote of no confidence” Mayor couldn’t be bothered for 2 years, turns up fires 2 people. Yea, I’d be well pissed off. I’d have told mayor I don’t recognise his position. Also has that mayor just left school, youngest mayor I think I’ve ever seen.

[@theHAL9000]

Maybe a case of a little power and authority, and suddenly ... I am the Supreme Commander.

[@NoMercy-qd7os]

HE SHOULD HAVE ATTENDED THE MEETINGS

[@rogernunez6755]

"there were very little people supporting the mayor" You mean midgets?

[@thunderstruck184]

Lol

[@bjbresulla]

God all those elevator buttons.... so incredibly high.

[@anderander5662]

EXACTLY..... but I suspect they can't say anything about her gaffe

[@idesofmarchUNIAEA]

“I’m not gonna answer“. That says it all insubordination. This is not even shocking arrogance by a “public servant“. Pennsylvania is the fifth most corrupt state in the country. We have sent attorneys general to prison. Not long enough in the northern tear we sent judges to prison for building a juvenile hall, and then sending kids to it, to profit off them. Disgusting. Our forefathers gave their lives to give us self rule, liberty, and freedom. Disgusting! They make a mockery of the sacrifice our forefathers made. Do you have an inspector general, Attorney general, etc. turns a blind eye to this criminality.

[@michaelcristiano7501]

What kind citizenry would elect that person as mayor?

[@cowboyx9380]

Morons obviously…

[@VogtTD]

What kind of citizenry would elect an orange conman with a bad combover?

[@acuraguy86]

@@VogtTD still better than all traitor democrats.

[@michaelcristiano7501]

@@VogtTD, MY KIND!!!!!

[@scottarmstrong5876]

Vote in rainbow get rainbow results

[@austinteutsch]

I don't know where this town is, but in a small town I grew up in, if the Mayor didn't show up for 3 out of 4 monthly meeting done weekly, then he or she was OUT. Now if the Mayor gets no pay, that's another thing.

[@martinvisokey8958]

It's a small town in Pennsylvania about 30 to 45 minutes outside of Pittsburgh.

[@sabsin5606]

@@martinvisokey8958 Luckily he just lost in the primary election. It's a small town, but still, not showing up for 2 years is bizarre. It's even more strange because in a town that small, there's not really many places for him to hide. If you don't want to do the job, don't run for it. lmao It's not as if he's in it just for the salary... it's less than $5k per year.

[@t.h.8475]

It wouldn't matter if they weren't paying him anything. He obligated himself to the duties by accepting the job.

[@Norg1]

what a boss skips work for two years comes back and fires everyone lol

[@incognito-yj4gu]

You get the government you deserve.

[@barefootiguana8471]

When it comes to small towns this isn’t always the case unfortunately it’s often hard to learn much about the candidates

[@sanansa4567]

@@barefootiguana8471 very true and the voter turnout is so low.

[@DavidLLambertmobile]

The suburbs of Pittsburgh are a mess. They were bad in the 1990s and in 2020 the community has not changed much. 🙄

[@charliesschroedinger]

He's too busy biting pillows

[@raymondpaddy7004]

Ummmm, I feel like I need a bit more back-story (also, 20 months without showing up for work?????)

[@boogerandfriends]

I would love an update to this story.

[@mick40jb]

The City of Monessen appears to have overwhelmingly voted for change as Ron Mozer has beaten incumbent Mayor Matt Shorraw by a wide margin___05/19/2021

[@tlongsword5185]

But what exactly happened that drove him to come in and do that? Why were those two in particular targeted? This clip left a lot to the imagination.

[@VogtTD]

@Shane Plyler Of xourts idiots have to turn this into a millenial bashing exercise, as if millenials have a monopoly on bullshit.

[@JR-zv6qm]

@@VogtTD no but they own a great deal of it.

[@dthomscappello]

@@JR-zv6qm actually according to all stats of wealth in the US, looks like the boomers own most of it. Of course

[@DarkReapersGrim1]

I read an interview with him and a local CBS affiliate. He said he didn't have the votes to change things and didn't have the legal backing. That's why he didn't attend the meetings.

[@davidthaler7018]

Oh boo boo…no one supports me and won’t let me do what I want. Where’s his Mom to change his diaper?

[@salvagemonster3612]

“It’s sounds like politics at play here” did she miss the part this was a city council meeting?

[@barkere51]

So...a dude becomes mayor of a town and refuses to do his job...then he fires the people who were doing the job. Sounds like he hates that town and wants it to suffer.

[@hurricanestarang]

He's an elected official is he not? Sounds like a bigger problem in that small town.

[@paulbonney6235]

Sounds like the Democraps.

[@ajaypalsidhu3029]

@@paulbonney6235 I wouldn't be surprised if he's a Republikkkan. Their Fuhrer didn't show up to work for 4 years.

[@mjrcox76]

@@ajaypalsidhu3029 oh he showed up for work all right! Damn democraps kept him in court or got in his way of doing his job. I hope you enjoyed his tax break because buddy, all of our taxes are going up! Talk about the Führer, you think Trump was the Fürher?? Biden and Harris will quickly out do anything Hitler has ever done or ever dreamed of doing so get ready!

[@updatemysettings5095]

Um.... trump was in office and up at 6am every day. He may be a jerk but he ios definitly not a lazy one.

[@johndeinert5990]

One question did he get paid for those 2 years he was not there?

[@saxman7131]

The water won’t clear up till you get the hogs out of the creek.

[@mnmdisney]

Hes 4 years old and a temper of one.

[@Elijah1916_myhighway]

Power is like alcohol, give a man too much, and he'll find a way to ruin something.

[@gbjanuary]

Give anybody too much power not just a man ❌

[@SorensenEMT]

Sounds like someone isn't getting reelected

[@ronlawrence342]

Collects a paycheck for two years while being absent and then just shows up to fire two people?! Is this Alice in Wonderland ? A month into his tenure people should’ve had the police looking high and low for the “ leader” of their town. This is so totally weird it’s hard to even comment on.

[@wt9653]

Mayor was once the kid who was picked on. It's now his turn to pay forward.😂

[@davidbenner2289]

It's his prerogative to do so? Then, that's it. Rules are rules. If he broke them, recall him or work against electing him next time. You don't like leadership? Get over it. My father-in-law was under Patton during WWII. He didn't like Patton but Patton won battles. I wasn't liked at work by many but everyone wanted to work for me. Go figure. I would even fire my own children, even my wife. Hey, family is family but business is business. I'm, fire and rescue, retired. It wasn't a game or job protection program. I only accepted the very best. Your life is worth it. The mayor was elected into his position. By popular vote? Truman, not as grand as a mayor, I'm sure, didn't like MacArthur so he replaced him. We're some people unhappy? Yes. My dad was in Korea when it happened. He never liked MacArthur.

[@keephikingforever]

Politicians and transparency...way to go mayor ...SMH...

[@mjkuhl]

This is a very good example why we don't give power to snowflakes.

[@GrampiesCorner]

Um if he abandoned his job and duties as mayor, council should have fired him and called for a new election

[@douglasmorgan84]

I don't think you can fire a mayor

[@dongodwin2144]

@@douglasmorgan84 so he can hide for two years and it’s okey. From the sound of him, he’s been busy doing the pride thing

[@MrSheckstr]

Was looking online about how you can remove a mayor from office in Pennsylvania, found an article dating back to 2016 that gave some insight. Seems it’s pretty hard to do you have to do a recall petition and have it signed by 10% , not sure what the ten percent is if it’s the entire city, just voters, or 10% of voters… (some states make it easier to recall people in low turn out election by making the number of signatures merely be a percentage of the number of people that voted in the most recent election ) What I found more interesting is (according to this article) Pennsylvanian mayors have no salary, only vote to break a tie on the city council, and have some authority over the police department. If that is true perhaps that why in this situation the mayor was so uninvolved, but if that is true, how could he fire people? Who knows, maybe what I read was inaccurate

[@GrampiesCorner]

@@dongodwin2144 what does the pride "thing" have to do with anything?

[@dongodwin2144]

@@GrampiesCorner are you a little sensitive, it doesn’t matter, he got voted out of office

[@Jus_da_tip]

Someone's not getting re-elected

[@VitaminAR10]

Cast your vote in the parking lot.

[@donnaviestenz7773]

OMG!!! WHERE HAS HE BEEN????

[@robbierunyan3740]

Wait that kid is the mayor and He hasn't worked in two years. Wtf

[@jamessmith2295]

He probably got his feelings hurt by something they said

[@dragons0220032002ify]

So why didn't the council in the city recall his votes and kick him out his mayor if he's been absent that long

[@identityunknown4204]

Party, cocaine, and sex is what he does

[@JR-zv6qm]

Lost his bid for re-election this year by a wide margin.

[@zanderstone2898]

I hope this is true

[@dogman-fx9ub]

@@zanderstone2898 Yeah it's true monvalleyindependent.com/2021/05/mozer-wins-in-monessen/

[@hisdukeness3037]

“Hey mayor welcome back!” -“thanks.. your fired”

[@ericboncuk5303]

You’d think that a small city around the Burgh would have learned the lesson of too much power to young after Ravenstahl.

[@onemorething100]

Luke was great!

[@JTFSIX]

That was awesome., Love that.....The voicemail was classic....."We are going in a new direction"...Good for you sir......Stay Safe

[@auck1969]

Go troll somewhere else, FREAK!!!

[@joshrandall5297]

"Very little people supported the mayor"? Is the town full of dwarves? 🤣

[@stubkar]

After the meeting, he was greeted in the basement with a high five from Joe Biden.

[@andybub45]

Yes blame it on Biden… 🙄

[@andrewsarinana946]

@@andybub45 They have a 12 year olds level of logic and humor 🙄

[@hphillips7425]

This is what happens when you vote for these people

[@marthastetson4280]

Has the qualities of a great leader.

[@stevekunde123]

For a minute I though this was Minneapolis.

[@redlobster4841]

There has to be more to the story the media usually doesn't tell you the whole story wow

[@alberthendershot1702]

Did he get paid for his absence ??????

[@minavanderleest9493]

Whats the mayors excuse for not showing up for his job?

[@nepttune710]

I believe i read that it was cocaine fueled homosexual orgies. Or maybe he was sick. I cant remember.

[@agentd36]

Watch one season of West Wing, and you think you can change the world.

[@ChristopherCricketWallace]

Their boss was missing for 2 years and no one did anything about it. yeah, they should be fired along with the mayor. The whole room was clearly okay enough woth the situation to leave to position unhelmed. How's that good for the city? How's that good for that lady doing the work of three people? Why didn't anyone interviene to help her out?

[@JosephAng]

What were they supposed to do? Drag the mayor by his ear and force him to the meetings? It seems like they were doing multiple jobs to cover the mayor's absence.

[@TimSter15]

He looks 17

[@ecallk5544]

Behaves like 7

[@vambo13257]

"It sounds like politics is in play",politics is always in play!!

[@brentfu1119]

And the residents will continually vote him in.

[@stephenbeacham9717]

Why?

[@ReinSouls]

Nope. He lost his primary last month.

[@glenlarsen8496]

The ones who were fired werent sassy enough for the mayors liking i bet

[@brucedavidson5400]

They elected a millennial mayoe

[@AdventuresofaGeek]

It's like irl parks and rec when Ben wyatt did "ice town" 😂😂😂

[@markwolfshohl6562]

Mayor: O my god......(super gay voice)

[@allwaysman4378]

its about time some one other than i STOPPED PAYING THEIR SELF APPOINTED, PAID, OPPRESSORS.

[@timothyserabian5103]

How would he even still be mayor after not attending meetings for MORE THAN A YEAR?!?!?!

[@donotbugme.8257]

LOST IN A CRUISE PARTYING WITH MY SUAGR DADDIES

[@mandy9856]

The mayor shouldn’t be at council meetings ,period. They need to change the laws, ASAP, if the mayor has the power of a king!

[@larryrunnels7715]

You get what you vote for. Most democrat voters feel the same way now.

[@kmquinn24]

This Democrat is very happy with our currently competent government.

[@kajekage9410]

Stop pretending like you have any clue of what is going on, or at the very least stop pretending like you speak for an entire group of people.

[@larryrunnels7715]

@@kmquinn24 tell me one government dept or program thst runs more eefficiently now?

[@kmquinn24]

@@larryrunnels7715 all of them, every single one of them, except the PO; at least for another week. Then that will be fixed.

[@kmquinn24]

Larry Runnels, troll

[@vikingprepper9847]

THE MAYOR IS THE BOSS 💯👍

[@wubuck79]

I’m struggling to understand how the constituency that seemed to be represented in that room were ever persuaded to elect that mayor to begin with.

[@asianmelb]

Well first it started with adults accepting Pedosexhowto guides in schools…. 😂

[@DC-ce9yp]

He's like 12 years old.🤣

[@trulysurprised-bk7cy]

Flamer on a tear !!!

[@nicolasorbegozo4484]

I find it pretty funny how the mayor looks like he’s 17 and he fired people who are in there 50s and 60s 😂😂

[@jacobreuter]

Y’all know you can just chill outside his house with a baseball bat and wait

[@workingharder412]

He must be connected, 2 year vacation and come back...your fired..your fired lol

[@chadhansen9504]

You guys got what you deserve! How old is your mayor 12?

[@dragerdet]

Lol it's like a parks n rec episode

[@chrisgast]

How or why didn't the mayor attend any of the meetings? I may be young myself, but even I would attend at least one or five meetings out of 20 as a mayor. This "mayor" is a joke. Truly.

[@scottaznavourian540]

And to assure our stability this council will be reorganized into the first galactic empire!

[@JIMJAMSC]

Most people suspect how bad things are in your local govt simply by looking at our leaders in the highest offices. Don't know this particular specimen but he probably unknowingly did everyone a favor by not coming in.

[@mehmeh533]

So...yeah...he looks like a real trustable person. Wonder what questions were getting asked he didn't like.....

[@howshecuttingbogman8999]

Well done mr mayor. We are not here to practice democracy, we are here to enforce it.

[@TimM-wk1zx]

I never understood the thirst for power in situations like this. In their minds it’s like they are saving lives, when if fact it’s all so much bigger than them.

[@salvagemonster3612]

Now this is hard hitting reporting. This gals deserves and Oscar

[@wtfskilz]

Guys this is just a TV show. Welcome to the Twilight Zone.

[@ronlawrence342]

When they first interviewed the mayor I thought they were asking a teenage bystander what he thought about their mayor being gone. The fact that he got elected says something about the people of the town . Sorry, but you really should have someone with a little life experience as a leader. Have seen the pretty girl pretty boy popularity vote in cities , churches , businesses and schools a good bit. I guess it seems vogue and hip to a pop society. In most cases the naive young persons makes terrible judgement calls in every area - even if they mean well- and frequently get intoxicated with their quick rise to status and obtain a bloated ego.

[@g.stephens263]

Poly Sci 101. All politics are local!

[@xyPERSON]

This so-called mayor has some nerve. It must be nice to not show up for council meetings for almost two years and then come back to fire people who have been doing your job. You get what you vote for.