With five months of the year gone, Coaldale has spent about half of its $1.7 millionbudget.

Borough secretary Andrea Davis updated council members during the Coaldale Borough Council meeting Tuesday.As is the case with manymunicipalities, Coaldale spent more than anticipated for snow removal, spending $9,885 while only $7,500 was budgeted for the year. Also, council had budgeted $5,000 for equipment repairs and maintenance but has spent $13,183, most of that on theborough truck.Davis presented charts which compared income and expense trends, as well as a comparison to the previous year's expenses. Overall, not including February and its onslaught of winter storms, expenditures have been less each month than they were in the previous year, for the same month.For five months, the total police costs (including salaries, pension, vehicle repairs and maintenance, training, etc.) are $117,739. The projected budget for 2014 is $261,400.During the meeting, councilman Thomas Keerans pointed out that the police budget figures do not include a $7,800-a-month cost for benefits for the officers. He questioned Davis, who said the benefit cost is for two of the officers; one of the borough's officers has waived having benefits through the borough.Council members also discussed pending projects which do not yet have a dollar figure attached.There's been a sewer line break on Route 209 in the borough; borough engineer Alfred Benesch & Co. is developing a plan for a repair project. The scope and cost of the work is not yet known. During the meeting, Keerans asked Davis to call Benesch so that council can have an estimate before the July meeting.The roof on the Coaldale Complex is leaking. During the council meeting, council members voted to have AJ Roofing present an estimate to fix the roof.Schuylkill County has switched from analog to digital radios for police departments. Although many police departments, including Coaldale, are still using the analog radios, all departments will eventually have to make the change to digital. The estimated cost for Coaldale for the digital radios wouldbe about $45,000, according to councilman Harry Hontz, who heads the police committee.