N.Y. Vill. Law § 10-1020
Abolition of fire department; employment of paid firefighters
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Current — January 1, 2020
As of January 1, 2015
§ 10-1020 Abolition of fire department; employment of paid firemen.\nThe board of trustees of any village may, by resolution, abolish, in\nwhole or in part, the fire department in such village, which action of\nthe board of trustees shall be subject to a permissive referendum as\ndefined in this chapter; if such fire department is abolished, all the\nmoney and property of such department shall be turned over by the\nofficers of such department or by the fire commissioners to the board of\ntrustees within ten days after service of notice on such officers or\ncommissioners of the action of the board of trustees. Or, the board of\ntrustees may, by resolution, determine that one or more firemen shall be\nemployed to act with such voluntary department and may fix the salary of\nsuch firemen; the board of trustees may also determine that such paid\nfiremen shall have charge of all apparatus and other equipment and that\nthe voluntary department shall act under the orders of such paid fireman\nor firemen.\n
§ 10-1020 Abolition of fire department; employment of paid\nfirefighters. The board of trustees of any village may, by resolution,\nabolish, in whole or in part, the fire department in such village, which\naction of the board of trustees shall be subject to a permissive\nreferendum as defined in this chapter; if such fire department is\nabolished, all the money and property of such department shall be turned\nover by the officers of such department or by the fire commissioners to\nthe board of trustees within ten days after service of notice on such\nofficers or commissioners of the action of the board of trustees. Or,\nthe board of trustees may, by resolution, determine that one or more\nfirefighters shall be employed to act with such voluntary department and\nmay fix the salary of such firefighters; the board of trustees may also\ndetermine that such paid firefighters shall have charge of all apparatus\nand other equipment and that the voluntary department shall act under\nthe orders of such paid firefighter or firefighters.\n
Official source: NYS Open Legislation (New York State Senate). Reproduced from public-domain New York statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.