Sec. 1. - Composition; qualifications, appointment and duties of members.
At the election of city council, (i) a library board of the City of Hopewell that shall consist of five members, who shall be residents of the City of Hopewell, shall be appointed by a majority of the city council as hereinbefore provided, whose qualifications shall be such and who shall perform such duties as the city council may prescribe, or (ii) the City of Hopewell shall join and participate in a regional free library system pursuant to §§ 42.1-37 to 42.1-45, inclusive, of the Code of Virginia of 1950, as amended.
(Acts 2009, Ch. 484, § 1)