Ala. Code § 45-26-100

In Elmore County, upon resolution passed by a majority of the members of the county board of education, in lieu of any and all other expense allowances of any nature whatsoever heretofore authorized, each member of the county board of education shall be entitled to receive a total expense allowance of three hundred dollars ($300) per month. Such expense allowance shall be payable from any available educational funds and made in the same manner as compensation or salary received by the school board members, and shall become effective on the first of the month following passage of the resolution by the board.