(a) The Etowah County Commission shall provide the coroner with the use of a county vehicle in order to assist the coroner in the performance of his or her official duties. The county commission may otherwise regulate the use of the vehicle to assure that the vehicle is available for use by the coroner whenever the coroner is on call, but that the vehicle is not used for purely personal purposes.
(b) Any use of a county vehicle by the coroner prior to April 28, 2016, is ratified and confirmed.