"Officers" shall be defined as the firematic and administrative officers
and delegates of the Highland Falls Volunteer Fire Department, Inc. (the "Department")
as provided in the bylaws of the Department, as may be amended from time to
time.
Commencing in 2007, nomination and elections of the officers of the
Department shall be conducted at a meeting that is convened during the month
of December, on the second Tuesday, or such other Tuesday in December upon
due notification by mail of the members eligible to vote for officers.
The terms of office of the Department's officers shall terminate
on December 31, 2007. For each person elected to an office of the Department
at the December 2007 election and subsequent annual elections, the new term
of office shall commence on the January 1 next following the election, and
shall be a one-year term, except as otherwise provided by law or the Department's
bylaws.
This chapter is intended to and shall supersede Village Law § 10-1010,
entitled "Election of company officers and delegates," and all inconsistent
laws, pursuant to the authority granted by Municipal Home Rule Law § 10,
Subdivision 1, Paragraph e(3).