(a) In the event the General Assembly establishes a district court cost fund to be used exclusively for the operation and expenses of the district court, any district court judge's, clerk's, or other employee's salary authorized by § 16-17-108 may be increased from the minimum salary upward to any amount not exceeding the maximum salary authorized in § 16-17-108 and may be paid from the fund as set forth hereafter.
(b) The city council or the county quorum court, or both, if authorized, of the local governmental jurisdictions responsible for paying the salaries of the district court judge, clerks, and other employees may authorize salary increases for the various court personnel as authorized above after considering the following factors:
(1) The amount and availability of funds in the district court cost fund;
(2) The volume of caseload;
(3) The backlog of cases, if any, on the court docket;
(4) The time required in dealing with cases;
(5) The skill required in dealing with cases; and
(6) The amount of time taken away from the judge's private practice, if applicable.