The council may make investigations into the affairs of the Township and the conduct of any Township department, office or agency and for this purpose may subpoena witnesses, administer oaths, take testimony and require the production of evidence. Any person residing outside the Township and subpoenaed as aforesaid, shall not be required to respond to the same until mileage and witness fees, equal to those then established for witnesses whose attendance has been required by the Court of Common Pleas of Lehigh County, shall have been first furnished to the witness. All witnesses required to provide information shall be accorded the same privileges and immunities as witnesses whose attendance has been required by the Court of Common Pleas of Lehigh County. Any person who fails or refuses to obey a lawful order issued in the exercise of these powers by the council shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and punishable under the provisions of the Crimes Code of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania or succeeding Pennsylvania criminal laws. 6
Notes
| 6 | Last sentence amended by Section 1 or Ord. 550, 12/8/2013, approved by Referendum at the November 4, 2014, General Election. |