(a)(1) Each commissioner of the Montgomery County Commission shall be entitled to receive an expense allowance in the sum of five thousand dollars ($5,000) per annum. Additionally, the commission may elect to give its membership an additional expense allowance up to five thousand dollars ($5,000). The total amount of any expense allowance, including any increase authorized by the commission, may not exceed ten thousand dollars ($10,000) unless authorized by the Legislature. Any expense allowance shall be payable from the general funds of the county from which commissioners are paid and shall be paid in 12 monthly equal installments. In order to receive an allowance provided in this section, each commissioner shall make a written request each month to the county administrator and shall sign each month with the administrator when he or she receives the expense allowance payment.
(2) The expense allowance provided by subdivision (1) shall be in addition to any and all other compensation and mileage provided by law.
(b) Each member of the Montgomery County Commission, upon approval by the commission by a recorded roll call vote, shall be entitled to receive an additional expense allowance in the amount up to five hundred dollars ($500) per month to be paid out of the county general fund. This expense allowance shall be in addition to any and all other compensation, salary, and expense allowances provided for by law.
(c)(1) Each member of the Montgomery County Commission, upon approval by the commission by a recorded roll call vote, shall receive an additional expense allowance, in an amount of up to five hundred dollars ($500) per month to be paid out of the county general fund. This expense allowance shall be in addition to any and all other compensation, salary, and expense allowances provided for by law.
(2) Effective commencing the next term of office after any expense allowance is approved by the county commission pursuant to subdivision (1), the salary of the members of the county commission shall be increased by the amount of the expense allowance granted pursuant to subdivision (1) and subdivision (1) shall be null and void.