The Board of Trustees, consisting of six Trustees and the President, shall be elected to office for a four- year term, according to the method provided by statute. This Board shall be the legislative department of the village government, and shall perform such duties and have such powers as may be delegated to it by statute. No member of the Board, during the term of office for which he is elected, may accept or be appointed to hold any other village office or otherwise be an employee of the village by the appointment of the Village President, unless otherwise provided herein.
('79 Code, § 201)