All powers of the City shall be vested in the City Council, subject to the provisions of this Charter and the Constitution. The City Council shall have the power to:
(a) Appoint, suspend, remove and fix the compensation of the City Manager, Fire Chief, Police Chief and City Attorney, by a vote of at least three of its members;
(b) Create, modify or abolish any City department, and to prescribe the powers and duties of such departments and their Department Heads;
(c) Review and certify the results of all City elections;
(d) Control all legal business and proceedings, including, but not limited to, the authority to employ other attorneys to take charge of any litigation or other legal matters or to assist the City Attorney in connection with any legal matter, which authority, in whole or in part, may be delegated to the City Attorney; and
(e) Compel the attendance of witnesses, examine them under oath, and compel the production of evidence before it. The City Council may cause subpoenas to be issued in the name of the City and be attested to by the City Clerk. Disobedience of such subpoenas, or the refusal to testify, upon other than constitutional grounds, shall constitute a misdemeanor. Council Members, and any City staff members designated by the City Council, shall have the power to administer oaths in any investigation or proceeding before it.
Additionally, the City Council shall have all other powers consistent with this Charter and the Constitution.