(a) At the first meeting after each election, the commissioners by order shall set the amount of compensation to be received by a commissioner for each day served, not to exceed $600 per year, plus actual traveling expenses.
(b) Each month or as soon as practicable following each month, each commissioner shall file with the district's secretary a statement showing the amount owed to the commissioner. A check may not be issued to the commissioner until the commissioner has filed the statement with the secretary.