A Judge, other than an Alternate Judge or an Acting Judge, shall receive a salary monthly, as shall be determined from time to time by the City Council, and paid in the same manner as the salaries of other officers of the municipality. An Alternate Judge or Acting Judge shall be paid the sum as set by Council for each day devoted to the performance of his or her duties, except that, for any month, the total payments so calculated shall not exceed the salary of the Judge in whose stead he or she sits. An Alternate or Acting Judge who sits for an entire month shall receive the amount specified in this article as the salary of the Judge in whose stead he or she sits.
(`90 Code, § 12-9)