30.0.4. The council of the municipality may, by by-law, provide for the exceptional cases in which and the terms and conditions according to which its members are to be paid compensation for any loss of income sustained by such members in the performance of their duties.
The payment of compensation shall be decided by the council on a case-by-case basis.
Sections 7 to 10, adapted as required, apply to the by-law referred to in the first paragraph. In the case of a local municipality, the by-law must be approved by the qualified voters.
The council of the municipality may, in particular, provide that a state of emergency decreed by the Government under section 16 of the Act respecting the protection of persons and property in the event of disaster (chapter P-38.1) and the establishment by the Government of a program of financial assistance under section 38 of that Act are exceptional cases.