Alabama Code Title 45. Local Laws § 45-10-60.03

(a) The coroner of Cherokee County shall be entitled to an additional expense allowance so that the total compensation of the coroner including expense allowances and salary equals thirteen thousand five hundred dollars ($13,500) per year payable from the general fund of the county.

(b) Effective beginning the next term of office of the coroner beginning after May 22, 2019, subject to subsection (c), the annual salary of the coroner shall be thirteen thousand five hundred dollars ($13,500) per year payable from the general fund of the county and subsection (a) shall be repealed.

(c) Effective beginning one year after the beginning of the next term of office of the coroner beginning after May 22, 2019, and thereafter, the county commission may increase the expense allowance and salary of the coroner provided that any salary increase shall be effective beginning the next term of office of the coroner beginning after May 22, 2019, thereafter.