(a) The Board shall have the power to subpoena witnesses and books, documents, records or other evidence at the request of any person who will appear at a hearing before the Board.
(b) The President of the Board, or in the President’s absence, the Vice President of the Board, shall sign any subpoena to be issued pursuant to subsection (a) hereof, and such subpoena shall be served and executed by any person authorized to serve subpoenas, and in the manner required, by Rule 45 of the Ohio Rules of Civil Procedure. The return of such subpoena shall be filed with the Secretary to the Board.
(c) Any person who refuses to obey a subpoena issued pursuant to subsection (a) hereof shall be guilty of contempt of the Board, a misdemeanor of the fourth degree. In any prosecution brought pursuant to this section, it shall be a defense that the testimony to be compelled or books, documents, records or other evidence to be produced is protected from release or disclosure by common law privilege or by any federal, state or local law.
(Ord. 10-40. Passed 9-13-10.)