With new members seated in January, Coaldale council wasted no time in reopening the budget for 2014.

The borough's three full-time police officers had been furloughed in 2012, although the three continued to serve Coaldale as part-time officers.In April 2014, with council headed by President Angela Krapf, council reinstated the full-time positions, with benefits, for Sgt. Keith Krapf and officers Charles Blesse and Todd Weiss.Coaldale council has adopted a budget for 2015, which for the third year in a row does not include a tax increase.The three officers had filed a lawsuit in Schuylkill County Court seeking back pay; the lawsuit is still pending.Lisa Price