The county governing body of Escambia County shall annually, before the end of the county's fiscal year, fix the amount to be expended by the Industrial Development Authority herein created, and shall deposit such amount as it determines to be necessary for the efficient operation of the authority in a special fund in the county treasury to the credit of the authority. All other funds otherwise coming into the hands of the authority shall likewise be deposited in the fund. The ordinary and necessary operating expenses of the authority, including the expenses of its members and the salaries and expenses of employees of the authority shall be paid out of authority funds.
Ala. Code § 45-27-90.06 (1975)