Section 11-43D-18
Establishment of salaries for mayor and council.
The salary of the first mayor and council elected hereunder shall be established by the commission at least six months prior to the mayor and council taking office. Such salary, and the manner in which it is to be paid, shall be established by ordinance of the governing body. The salary of all mayors and council members serving the city after the first mayor and council shall be established as provided by general law applicable to mayor-council municipalities. Notwithstanding any of the provisions of this chapter, the mayor and council members shall be reimbursed for approved expenses incurred in the performance of their duties.
(Acts 1989, No. 89-750, p. 1518, §18.)