All officers of the city and members of the council or any board provided for in this Charter shall have power to administer oaths and affirma-tions, and every such officer, council or board shall have power to issue subpoenas, to compel by subpoena attendance of witnesses, production of books, papers and documents, and take and hear testimony concerning any matter or thing pending before such officer, council or board. If any person so subpoenaed neglects or refuses to appear, or to produce any book, paper or document as required by such subpoena, or shall refuse to testify before any such officer, council or board or to answer any question which any officer, or a majority of such council or board shall decide to be proper and pertinent, he or she shall have power to take the proceedings in that behalf provided by the general laws of this state. The chief of police must, on request of such officer, or of any member of such council or board serve such subpoena or cause the same to be served.
Editor's note: This section was amended by the voters of the city on March 26, 1996.