§ 505. ADMINISTERING OATHS. SUBPOENAS.  


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  • Each member of the Council shall have the power to administer oaths and affirmations in any investigation or proceeding pending before the Council. The Council shall have the power and authority to compel the attendance of witness, to examine them under oath and to compel the production of evidence before it. Subpoenas may be issued in the name of the City and be attested by the City Clerk. Disobedience of such subpoena or the refusal to testify, upon other than constitutional grounds, shall constitute a misdemeanor and shall be punishable in the same manner as violations of this Charter are punishable.