(a) Beginning October 1, 2005, each member of the Lee County Board of Registrars shall receive thirty-five dollars ($35) per day from the county in addition to any compensation received from the state.
(b) The county per diem compensation provided in subsection (a) for members of the Lee County Board of Registrars shall be in lieu of any county per diem compensation provided for the members under Act 97-894 of the 1997 First Special Session.
(c) Beginning October 1, 2006, and each fiscal year thereafter, the county commission may increase the county per diem compensation of each member of the board of registrars by an amount which reflects the percentage of any cost-of-living adjustment awarded to the majority of the employees of Lee County during a fiscal year.