(a) Effective October 1, 1981, the Tax Assessor and Tax Collector of Lawrence County shall each receive an additional expense allowance of two thousand five hundred dollars ($2,500) per year, payable in equal monthly installments from the county treasury. The expense allowances herein provided shall terminate upon the expiration of the present terms of office of tax assessor and tax collector.
(b) Effective upon the termination of the present terms of office of the Tax Assessor and Tax Collector of Lawrence County, the officers shall each receive an additional annual compensation of two thousand five hundred dollars ($2,500), payable in equal monthly installments from the county treasury.