The website for Coaldale hasn’t been working correctly for some time.

Council wants to see the website up and running again and intends to hire an individual or firm to get the job done.

“I was irritated I couldn’t access the website,” Councilwoman Claire Remington said as she and other officials discussed problems with the site.

Secretary Beth Shreffler said that the site isn’t accessible to those with certain disabilities.

“As a government website, we need to be handicapped accessible,” she said. “We need to meet certain types of criteria.”

Shreffler received a ballpark figure of what it might cost for a redesigned website from a firm that specializes in government sites. The estimate was $3,500 per year - but she and council intend to get more estimates.

Officials also plan to investigate what companies local municipalities use for their sites.

Because the website is considered infrastructure, borough treasurer Lacey Gonzalez said the borough might be able to use American Rescue Plan Act funds to help foot the bill.

During Tuesday’s regular monthly meeting, council upped fees for rental property inspections and re-inspections.

“Lacey had brought up to us during our budget meeting that when our rental properties have to be reinspected, we are actually losing money - we are not charging enough for them to be reinspected,” council President Angela Krapf said.

The borough had been charging $75 for both types of inspections, and had been paying the inspector $67 per hour but those fees are expected to rise in 2023.

After some discussion, council approved upping the fees to $100.

Also, Krapf said that the Portnoff Law Associates, the borough’s delinquent tax collector, was able to recoup thousands of dollars this year.

She said that Portnoff collected $18,627 in delinquent sanitation funds, $9,112 in sewer transmission fees, and $39,005 in taxes.