[HISTORY: Adopted by the Board of Trustees of the Village
of Westfield 7-20-2015 by L.L.
No. 3-2015. Amendments noted where applicable.]
This chapter shall be known as the "Village of Westfield Fire
Department Law."
A.Â
Whenever
used in this chapter, words in the singular include the plural and
vice versa.
B.Â
COUNCIL OF THE FIRE DEPARTMENT
FIRE DEPARTMENT
As used
in this chapter, the following terms shall have the meanings indicated:
The Chief, the Assistant, and the wardens of the several
companies of the Fire Department of the Village of Westfield.
The Fire Department of the Village of Westfield.
A.Â
The Council
of the Fire Department shall appoint a Treasurer at its annual meeting,
who shall serve for one year unless sooner removed by the Council.
Any member of the Fire Department in good standing shall be eligible
to be appointed Treasurer.
B.Â
This subsection
is intended to supersede § 10-1014 of the New York's Village
Law, which requires that the Council of the Fire Department appoint
a Treasurer "from its own number." The said law shall otherwise apply
to the Fire Department in all respects, unless superseded by a later
local law.