N.Y. Village Law § 10-1020: Abolition of fire department; employment of paid firefighters

§ 10-1020 Abolition of fire department; employment of paid

firefighters. The board of trustees of any village may, by resolution,

abolish, in whole or in part, the fire department in such village, which

action of the board of trustees shall be subject to a permissive

referendum as defined in this chapter; if such fire department is

abolished, all the money and property of such department shall be turned

over by the officers of such department or by the fire commissioners to

the board of trustees within ten days after service of notice on such

officers or commissioners of the action of the board of trustees. Or,

the board of trustees may, by resolution, determine that one or more

firefighters shall be employed to act with such voluntary department and

may fix the salary of such firefighters; the board of trustees may also

determine that such paid firefighters shall have charge of all apparatus

and other equipment and that the voluntary department shall act under

the orders of such paid firefighter or firefighters.