Section 10-1020. Abolition of fire department; employment of paid firemen

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 firemen shall be
  employed to act with such voluntary department and may fix the salary of
  such  firemen;  the  board of trustees may also determine that such paid
  firemen shall have charge of all apparatus and other equipment and  that
  the voluntary department shall act under the orders of such paid fireman
  or firemen.