The members of the fire department shall annually elect the following officers: fire chief; assistant fire chief; secretary; treasurer; captain of the rescue squad. Such officers shall be elected in accordance with the rules and regulations adopted by the fire department, and shall hold office for a period of one year, or until their successors have been duly elected and qualified, and such officers and each member of the fire department are declared to be officers of the city, and shall execute a bond before entering upon the duties of their office with a good and sufficient security to be approved by the city council in an amount to be fixed by the city council from time to time, and each shall take an oath of office.
(Prior code § 7.103).