(a) From May 1, 2002, until September 30, 2002, the Sheriff, License Commissioner, Tax Assessor, and Tax Collector of Calhoun County shall be entitled to receive a cost-of-living expense allowance in the amount of three percent of their annual salary for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2002, to be paid in equal monthly installments from the general fund of the county for the remaining months of the fiscal year. This expense allowance shall be in addition to any an all other compensation, salary, and expense allowance provided for by law.
(b)(1) On and after October 1, 2002, the sheriff, license commissioner, tax assessor, and tax collector shall be entitled to receive a cost-of-living expense allowance per annum in the amount of three percent of their annual salary on May 1, 2002, to be paid in equal monthly installments from the general fund of the county. This expense allowance shall be in addition to any and all other compensation, salary, and expense allowances provided for by law and shall be paid at the time the other expense allowances due the officers are paid.
(2) Effective beginning the next term of office of the sheriff and license commissioner, the expense allowance provided in subdivision (1) shall be included in the base salary of the official, and the expense allowance shall become null and void. In addition, the sheriff shall be entitled to receive any cost-of-living increase that county employees receive.
(c) Deductions from the cost-of-living expense allowances provided under this section shall be made for supernumerary programs, the State Employees' Retirement System, or other retirement programs as provided by law, the same as if the expense allowances were salary.
(d) This section shall be read in pari materia with Section 40-6A-2. All compensation paid pursuant to this section to tax assessors, tax collectors, revenue commissioners, license commissioners, elected assistant tax assessors, or elected assistant tax collectors, or any official whose salary is prorated pursuant to Section 40-6A-2, shall continue to be prorated and paid from the same funds and in the same manner as provided under that section.
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