(a) A Judge of Probate of Coffee County who is first elected or appointed on or after March 8, 2021, shall receive an annual base salary of eighty-five thousand dollars ($85,000) per year. Except as provided in subsection (b), the salary shall constitute the total compensation payable to the judge of probate, and shall be in lieu of any salary, expense allowance, or other compensation provided by law. The judge of probate shall be paid from the same funds and in the same manner as presently provided.
(b) The annual salary provided in subsection (a) shall continue to be adjusted thereafter as authorized in Chapter 2A of Title 11.
(c) If there is a break in continuous service as judge of probate on or after March 8, 2021, upon reappointment or reelection as judge of probate, he or she shall receive the base salary as provided in subsection (a), which may be adjusted as provided in subsection (b).
(d) The annual salary of the incumbent Judge of Probate of Coffee County holding office on May 17, 2021, shall be increased by ten thousand dollars ($10,000) beginning with the next term of such office following this date.