Clerical Assistance and Legal Counsel; Compensation of Board Members

(a) The board shall have the power to hire clerical assistance and engage legal counsel of its own choice as may be necessary to adequately perform its functions. (b) For regular meetings of the board, each member shall receive one hundred twenty-five dollars ($125) per day, not to exceed five hundred dollars ($500) per month, plus mileage as is provided by law to the county commission, and the chair of the board to receive one hundred fifty dollars ($150) per day, not to exceed six hundred dollars ($600) per month, plus mileage as is provided by law to the county commission. For special hearings or meetings of the board relating to a pending disciplinary action, each member shall receive one hundred twenty-five dollars ($125) per day, not to exceed five hundred dollars ($500) per month and the chair of the board shall receive one hundred fifty dollars ($150) per day, not to exceed six hundred dollars ($600) per month, plus mileage as is provided by law to the county commission. (Act 79–524, p. 935, § 6; Act 90–659, p. 1276, § 1; Act 94–468, p. 725, § 1; Act 2007–482, p. 1029, § 1.)