(a) The coroner of Etowah County shall be entitled to an additional expense allowance so that the total compensation of the coroner including expense allowances and salary equals twenty-five thousand dollars ($25,000) per year payable from the general fund of the county.
(b) Effective beginning the next term of office of the coroner beginning after May 22, 2019, subject to subsection (c), the annual salary of the coroner shall be twenty-five thousand dollars ($25,000) per year payable from the general fund of the county and subsection (a) shall be repealed.
(c) Effective beginning one year after the beginning of the next term of office of the coroner beginning after May 22, 2019, and thereafter, the county commission may increase the expense allowance and salary of the coroner provided that any salary increase shall become effective beginning the next term of office of the coroner beginning after May 22, 2019, thereafter.
(d) This section and Section 45-28-60.03 shall not affect the coroner's use of a county vehicle as provided for in Section 45-28-60.01.