a. An election shall be held every two (2) years to elect one (1) Trustee from the retired members of the Fire Department for a term of two (2) years, commencing on the day of his or her election, if the list of retired members contains three (3) or more persons at the time of the election. The Chief shall fix a time for holding a convention to nominate candidates for Trustee to be elected at each election. Each convention must be held at least fifteen (15) days before the day on which the biennial election is held. All retired members of the Fire Department may participate in the convention. The convention, when assembled, shall nominate not more than four (4) members of the retired list to be voted upon as Trustee. The Secretary of the Local Board shall mail the names of the persons nominated, along with an official ballot, to the retired members within forty-eight (48) hours of the end of the convention.
b. The election shall be conducted by mail. Each retired member is entitled to cast one (1) ballot by mail, and that ballot may not contain more than one (1) name, chosen from the list of retired persons nominated by the convention. The candidate receiving the highest number of votes by 6:00 p.m. on the second Monday in February, or an alternative date in February specified in the bylaws of the Firefighters' Pension Fund, is elected.
c. The ballots must remain closed and inviolate until the close of the election, at which time, in the presence of the Town Council President, the Chief and the Clerk-Treasurer, the ballots shall be opened and counted. A certificate of election shall be issued to the candidate receiving the highest number of votes. If two (2) or more candidates receive the same number of votes, the Town Council President and the Chief shall immediately determine by lot who will be Trustee from the persons receiving such an equal number of votes.
(Ord. 1541, § 6, 10-17-01)