New York Village Law Section 2-242 - First election of officers, terms of office.

  2-242  First  election  of  officers, terms of office. 1. Except as
  provided in section 17-1703 of this chapter, an election, which shall be
  deemed a special election, shall be held pursuant to the election law in
  the village no more than sixty days after the appointment of the village
  clerk.
2. At such first election a mayor and four trustees shall be chosen.
3. If such first election be held on or  after  the  first  Monday  in
  April  and before the first Monday of October in any one year, the terms
  of office of two of the trustees shall  expire  at  noon  on  the  first
  Monday in April next succeeding such first election.
4.  If  such  first  election  be held at any other time, the terms of
  office of such two trustees shall expire one year after the first Monday
  in April next succeeding such first election.
5. The terms of office of the mayor and the other two  trustees  shall
  expire  at  noon  on  the  first  Monday  in  April  next succeeding the
  expiration of the terms of  office  of  the  first  two  trustees  above
  mentioned.
6. The terms of office of officers elected under this section commence
  as  soon  as  they  have qualified in the manner hereinafter provided in
  this chapter.

Last modified: February 3, 2019