On the first Tuesday in April, the duly qualified members of the
Department [excepting social members, lifetime members (who are not
also active members), and honorary members] shall meet and nominate
a person from their own number for each of the chief officer positions
(Chief, First Assistant Chief, Second Assistant Chief, and then Third
Assistant Chief). The nomination for each such position shall be consecutive
and voted upon consecutively until the nominations for all chief officers
is complete. Then the membership shall proceed with nomination and
votes in the same manner for each of the line officer positions (three
Captains and then six Lieutenants) until the nominations for all line
officers is complete. All such nominations shall be made on that day
by a vote of the duly qualified members of the Department, the person
acting as Secretary at the meeting shall forthwith file with the Village
Clerk a certificate of such nominations. The Board of Trustees, acting
as Fire Commissioners, at its next meeting shall consider the nominations
and appoint such persons to the offices to which they are respectively
nominated or, if a nomination is not approved the Board shall reconvene
the meeting of the members of the Department, which shall submit a
new nomination to take the place of any nomination not approved, which
procedure shall continue until a full set of chief officers and line
officers is approved.