Alabama § 45-17-60 - Compensation of Coroner; Deputy Coroners.

§ 45-17-60. Compensation of Coroner; Deputy Coroners.

(a) The Coroner of Colbert County shall be entitled to receive an additional expense allowance in the amount of fifteen thousand dollars ($15,000) per year to be paid in equal monthly installments 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.

(b) Effective for the term of office beginning after the 2026 General Election, the expense allowance provided for in subsection (a) shall be void and the Coroner of Colbert County shall receive an annual salary of twenty-one thousand dollars ($21,000) to be paid in equal monthly installments from the general fund of the county. The salary in this subsection shall be the total compensation paid to the coroner, subject to the adjustments provided in subsection (c).

(c) In addition to the salary provided in subsection (b), the salary of the coroner shall be increased by any uniform increases in compensation granted equally to all county employees by the Colbert County Commission. In addition, the coroner may participate in the county health insurance plan and any retirement plan provided to county employees under the same terms as county employees.

(d) The Colbert County Commission may appropriate and expend county funds for the coroner’s salary, benefits, and expenses necessary for the operation of the office of the coroner. The Colbert County Commission may provide the coroner with expenses for the operation of a motor vehicle or may furnish the coroner with the use of a county vehicle.

(e) The Colbert County Commission may authorize the coroner to appoint one or more deputy coroners to perform the duties of the coroner in the absence of the coroner and provide for the compensation of any deputy coroner appointed.