The Trotwood Ethics Commission or a member of the TEC may administer oaths and the TEC may issue subpoenas to any person in the State, compelling the attendance of witnesses and the production of relevant papers, books, accounts and records. The TEC shall issue any such subpoena upon the request of the accused person. Upon refusal of any person to obey a subpoena, or to be sworn or to answer as a witness, the TEC may apply to the County Court of Common Pleas under the appropriate section of State law. The Court shall hold proceedings in accordance with Ohio R.C. Chapter 2705. The TEC or the accused person may take the deposition of witnesses residing within or without the State in the same manner prescribed by law for the taking of depositions in a civil action in the Common Pleas Court. The report of the TEC activities shall indicate the inappropriate conduct alleged in each complaint, and all papers, records, affidavits and documents upon any complaint, inquiry or investigation relating to the proceedings shall be sealed in a private and confidential manner, except as otherwise provided in this section.
(1987 Code, Sec. 32.54D)