In addition to all other compensation provided for by law, the official court reporter of the Twenty-first Judicial Circuit of Alabama shall be entitled to additional compensation payable by Escambia County in the amount of seven thousand dollars ($7,000) annually. Such additional compensation shall be paid to the court reporter in equal monthly installments from the general funds of Escambia County.
Ala. Code § 45-27-80.20 (1975)