(a) After February 10, 2014, the Coroner of Conecuh County shall receive a total expense allowance in the amount of six thousand two hundred ninety-three dollars ($6,293) per year, which shall be in lieu of any other compensation, salary, or expense allowance provided by law. This expense allowance shall be payable in equal installments from the general fund of the county each month.
(b) All actions taken and payments made to the coroner by the Conecuh County Commission after December 28, 2001, and prior to February 10, 2014, are validated, ratified, and confirmed.
(c) After February 10, 2014, the Coroner of Conecuh County shall be entitled to receive an increase in his or her expense allowance in the same manner and in the same amount or percentage increase as any increase granted to other county officers pursuant to Section 11-2A-4.