(a) In Cherokee County, in addition to any compensation paid to the coroner by law, the Cherokee County Commission may pay the actual and necessary expenses for the operation of the office of the coroner, including paying mileage for the use of a personal motor vehicle by the coroner or a deputy coroner and providing a county vehicle for the use of the office. The expenses shall be paid and supplies requisitioned in the same manner as other county officers.
(b) This section is remedial and curative and shall be retroactive and apply to any payments made for the operation of the office of the coroner prior to March 15, 2018.