Monessen: Mayor proposes new record-keeping software

By Mon Valley Independent

By KRISTIE LINDEN

klinden@yourmvi.com

After hearing from the city’s auditors last week and learning that some transferring of money and some spending was done without council’s knowledge, Monessen’s mayor proposed purchasing new software that might keep better records.

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