(a) The several county legislative bodies are authorized to fix the compensation of their membership in attending sessions of the county legislative body and duly authorized committees thereof.
(b)
(1) The counties are hereby classified in accordance with § 8-24-101, and the compensation fixed by the county legislative body for attending sessions of the body shall in no case be less than the applicable amount as follows:
(2) Upon adoption of a resolution by a two-thirds (⅔) vote of its membership, the county legislative body of any county having a population of not less than two hundred eighty-five thousand (285,000) nor more than two hundred eighty-six thousand (286,000), according to the 1990 federal census or any subsequent federal census, shall fix the salary of the members of the county legislative body by June 30, 1999, to become effective July 1, 1999. On July 1, 2000, and each July 1 thereafter, the compensation for members of the county legislative body shall be adjusted to reflect the same percentage increase the county mayor of such county is to receive.
(c) The amount provided in this section, or a greater amount provided by resolution duly adopted by the county legislative body, shall be paid to the members for each day's attendance at meetings of the body or any duly authorized committee thereof, or a greater amount provided by resolution duly adopted by the county legislative body as a stated salary per month.
(d) The compensation fixed by the county legislative body for attending duly authorized committee meetings of such body shall be one half (½) of the compensation paid for attending regular sessions of the body.
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