The city shall pay all necessary election expenses, including those of securing places for polls and providing ballot boxes, ballots, voting booths, screens, national and state flags and other supplies, and any wages due judges and clerks. Salaries for the election judges and clerks shall be set by the Council. However, all expenses of a recount shall be paid by the candidate or voters contesting the election, unless the results of the election are changed by the recount. If the recount is requested by the voters, each of them shall be individually liable for the total amount of such expenses.