Alabama § 45-32-60.02 - Additional Expense Allowance; Compensation; Mileage Allowance; Equipment and Supplies; Health Insurance Benefits; Fee for Death Certificates.

§ 45-32-60.02. Additional Expense Allowance; Compensation; Mileage Allowance; Equipment and Supplies; Health Insurance Benefits; Fee for Death Certificates.

(a) The Greene County Commission may provide the Coroner of Greene County with additional expense allowances and compensation or salary. The county commission may provide for any expense allowance granted to the coroner by this section or otherwise to convert to salary effective beginning the next term of office of the coroner. Any salary otherwise granted to the coroner shall be effective beginning the next term of office of the coroner. In addition, the coroner may receive any uniform increases in compensation granted to other local elected officials pursuant to Chapter 2A of Title 11, except that any increases in compensation during the term of the coroner shall be paid as an expense allowance and shall convert to salary effective beginning the next term of office of the coroner.

(b) The county commission may provide the coroner with a mileage allowance or travel allowance or the use of a county vehicle in the performance of the official duties of the coroner.

(c) The county commission may provide the coroner with equipment and supplies for the performance of the duties of the coroner.

(d) The county commission may authorize the coroner to participate in health insurance benefits in the same manner as county employees and may provide the coroner with a fee for each death certificate issued by the coroner.

(e) All compensation and allowances provided by this section shall be paid out of the General Fund of Greene County.

(f) Acceptance by the coroner of any allowances or other compensation or expenses provided pursuant to this section shall be in lieu of any expenses authorized to be received by the coroner pursuant to general law.