(a) The President of the Cherokee County Commission shall be entitled to an annual salary of nine thousand six hundred dollars ($9,600). Such annual salary shall be paid in equal monthly installments from the general fund of the county.
(b) The associate members of the Cherokee County Commission shall be entitled to an annual salary of six thousand dollars ($6,000). Such annual salary shall be paid in equal monthly installments from the general fund of the county.
(c) The president and associate members of the Cherokee County Commission, in addition to the salaries provided for in this section, shall be entitled to an allowance in the amount provided for in Section 36-7-22, per mile and any actual and necessary expenses for meals and lodging for travel out of the county in the performance of their official duties. Such additional allowance for out of county travel shall be based on the actual receipts for reimbursement and shall be drawn on warrants on the county treasury in the same manner now provided by law.