The method of payment, whether per diem or salary, and the amount of per diem or salary shall be determined by the board of county commissioners in each county. If the per diem method is used, the county commissioners shall be allowed the per diem amount for each day they are actually and necessarily employed in the duties and business relating to county affairs and the duties of their office and in attending and returning from sessions of the board. The county commissioners shall be allowed mileage for the distance actually traveled in attending the meetings of the board, or when engaged in other official duties. The per diem shall be paid out of the general county fund. The per diem shall be set by the commission on the first regular meeting date in January of each year.
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