[Amended 9-20-2016 by Ord. No. 2405-2016]
Each of the four companies of the Department shall elect from its active regular members one Captain, one First Lieutenant and one Second Lieutenant.
[Amended 9-13-2011 by Ord. No. 2224-2011; 5-12-2015 by Ord. No. 2350-2015; 9-20-2016 by Ord. No. 2405-2016]
A. 
The election of the officers of the respective fire companies shall take place at the annual election of each company as fixed by the company's bylaws. Election shall be by ballot, and no member shall be elected to any office unless they shall have at least three years of service as an active regular member, completed training as required in § 13-9B, has met all state-mandated requirements, maintained a minimum of 30% attendance for the current year to date and previous calendar year and has received the majority of all votes cast and is otherwise free from any, all and every indebtedness to the company. A member must be in good standing in accordance with § 13-54B by September 1 of the current year.
[Amended 4-25-2023 by Ord. No. 2661-2023]
B. 
Prerequisite. No member of the Borough Fire Department shall be eligible for nomination or election as Captain who is not currently active as First Lieutenant or has not completed one full calendar year as First Lieutenant. No member shall be eligible for nomination or election to First Lieutenant who is not an active Second Lieutenant or has not completed one full calendar year as Second Lieutenant. The candidate must meet all state-mandated training requirements before September 1 of the current nomination year. All certificates must also be on file in Fire Headquarters.
[Amended 4-25-2023 by Ord. No. 2661-2023]
In the event that no candidate for office receives a majority of all votes cast on the first ballot, the candidate receiving the lowest number of votes shall be dropped and the balloting shall continue. In the event of a tie vote among candidates receiving the lowest number of votes, all candidates shall be entitled to be voted upon on the next ballot. In the event of a tie after three votes of the final two candidates, all department members shall be notified of a secret ballot due four days after notification. The officer or officers so elected, and approved by the Fire Board and the Mayor and Council, shall enter upon the duties of their office on the first day of January immediately following their election.
If any vacancy shall occur among the officers, the unexpired term shall be filled at the next regular meeting of the company. Elections to fill vacancies shall be by ballot subject to the same rules hereinabove prescribed for election of officers at the annual election.