(a) The Coroner of Conecuh County shall receive a total expense allowance in the amount of four thousand eight hundred dollars ($4,800) per year, which shall be in lieu of any other compensation, salary, or expense allowance provided by law. This expense allowance shall be payable in equal monthly installments from the general fund of the county each month.
(b)(1) This section shall apply retroactively to October 1, 2001.
(2) All actions taken and payments made to the coroner by the Conecuh County Commission prior to December 28, 2001, are validated, ratified, and confirmed.