(a) This section shall be operative only in Etowah County.
(b) There is created the Etowah County Community Development Committee which shall have all authority as to the expenditure of the funds received for community development in this county from the one cent ($.01) sales tax which is provided by Section 45-28-244.01.
(c) The committee shall be composed of five members, four of whom shall be appointed by the county legislative delegation, and the fifth member who shall not have voting privileges shall be the Etowah County Administrator. Each member of the committee shall serve for four years and vacancies on the committee shall be filled by the appointing authority. The committee shall be appointed within 90 days after June 20, 1995. The first meeting of the committee shall be set by the Etowah County Administrator. Thereafter, the committee may meet as provided in its bylaws.
(d) The committee shall not spend any funds received from the sales tax to pay any compensation to the members of the committee. The county commission shall provide secretarial assistance for the committee and pay the costs of the secretarial assistance.