(a) Effective after the 2018 General Election, the Coroner of Cullman County shall receive a salary of twenty-five thousand dollars ($25,000), to be paid in equal monthly installments, and shall be paid out of the general fund of the county. The salary in this subsection shall be the total compensation paid to the coroner.
(b) The Cullman County Commission shall provide the coroner with office space and a county automobile for use in the performance of his or her duties.
(c) The Cullman County Commission shall reimburse the coroner for any actual expenses for supplies used in the performance of his or her duties. The benefits and expenses provided in this subsection shall be in addition to any other compensation or expense allowances provided by law.
(d) The coroner may employ an assistant coroner, and the salary of the assistant coroner shall be paid out of the salary of the coroner.