The functions of the Board of Administrative Appeals shall be:
(A) As provided by this article and by the personnel rules, to hear appeals submitted by any person in the competitive service relative to any disciplinary action, dismissal, demotion, or alleged violation of this article or the personnel rules and to certify its findings and recommendations as provided in this article;
(B) To hear appeals regarding administrative decisions made by any official of the city, all as pursuant to the procedures set forth in Chapter 4 of Title 1 of this code;
(C) In any investigation or hearing conducted by the Board of Administrative Appeals, it shall have the power to examine witnesses under oath and compel their attendance or production of evidence by subpoenas issued in the name of the city and attested by the City Clerk. It shall be the duty of the Chief of Police to cause all such subpoenas to be served, and the refusal of any person to attend or to testify in answer to such a subpoena shall subject such person to prosecution in the same manner set forth by law for failure to appear before the Council in response to a subpoena issued by the Council. Each member of the Board shall have the power to administer oaths to witnesses; and
(D) When requested by the Council or the City Manager, the Board of Administrative Appeals shall hold hearings and make recommendations on any matter of personnel administration within the limits of a request by the Council or the City Manager.
('66 Code, § 2-4.105) (Ord. 396-A, passed 7-8-57; Am. Ord. 605-C-S, passed 3-28-85)