N.Y. Village Law Section 10-1010
Election of company officers and delegates

Each of the several companies whose members constitute the fire department of the village shall hold an annual meeting on the first Tuesday in April in each year, except those fire companies constituting the fire department of the village of Fishkill, Dutchess county, and the village of Croton-on-Hudson, Westchester county, which shall hold such annual meetings on the first Tuesday in December of each year. At such meeting the members of each company shall elect by ballot from their own number a captain and a lieutenant, and such further officers if any as may be provided for in the by-laws of the company, who must be approved by the board of fire commissioners, one warden and one delegate to the general convention of the fire department. The terms of office of the captain and lieutenant and such further officers if any, as are elected as herein provided, shall be one year, the wardens two years, and the delegates three years, respectively, and any vacancies occurring in any such offices shall be filled by election in like manner. At the first annual meeting after this act takes effect two wardens and three delegates shall be elected, the wardens to serve for one and two years, respectively, and the delegates for one, two and three years, respectively. Any person who has been convicted of arson in any degree shall not be eligible for election to the office of captain, lieutenant, warden, delegate and any other offices provided for in the by-laws of the company. Any captain, lieutenant, warden, delegate or other officer of the company who is convicted of arson in any degree during their term of office shall be disqualified from completing such term of office.

Source: Section 10-1010 — Election of company officers and delegates, https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/laws/VIL/10-1010 (updated Sep. 12, 2025; accessed Sep. 13, 2025).

10–1000
General powers of the board of fire commissioners 10–1002
Rules and regulations 10–1004
Organization of companies 10–1006
Volunteer members of village fire companies 10–1008
Incorporation of fire department 10–1010
Election of company officers and delegates 10–1012
Chief and assistant chiefs 10–1014
Council of fire department 10–1016
Annual meeting of fire department 10–1018
Duties of chief and assistants 10–1020
Abolition of fire department 10–1022
Fire inspection in contract areas

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Original Source: Section 10-1010 — Election of company officers and delegates, https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/laws/VIL/10-1010 (last accessed Sep. 13, 2025).

N.Y. Village Law Section 10-1010 Election of company officers and delegates

N.Y. Village Law Section 10-1010
Election of company officers and delegates