§ 45-2-60 — Expense Allowance; Salary; Benefits

(a) The coroner of Baldwin County shall receive an additional expense allowance of five hundred dollars ($500) per month which shall be paid from the county general funds. The expense allowance shall be in addition to any salary and other expense allowance heretofore provided to such officer.
(b) The coroner shall receive an annual salary of fifty-two thousand dollars ($52,000) in lieu of any and all other salary, not including any expense allowance, now provided by law. This salary shall be payable in equal monthly installments from the general fund of the county.
(c)(1) In Baldwin County, the coroner shall be entitled to the same cost of living increase percentage granted to other public officials pursuant to Act 2000-108.
(2) If an increase pursuant to this subsection is due during the term of the coroner, the increase shall be in the form of an expense allowance which will convert to salary effective the next term of office.
(d) The coroner shall be authorized to participate in any health insurance benefits and retirement benefits to the same extent as any county employee.

Legislative History

(Act 79-653, p. 1133, §1; Act 93-572, p. 953, §§1-12; Act 2000-437, p. 797, §1; Act 2022-173, §1.)