(a) In addition to any compensation heretofore provided by law for the poll workers in Cherokee County, each poll worker shall be entitled to a ten dollar ($10) per meeting day increase in compensation with such increase to be paid in the usual manner from the county general fund.
(b) In addition to any compensation provided for in subsection (a), the Cherokee County Commission may set an additional amount to be paid to a poll worker. The additional amount shall be paid in the usual manner from the county general fund.