§ 16. Investigation by the City Council.


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  • The council may make investigations into affairs of the city and the conduct of any city department, division, or office and for this purpose may subpoena witnesses, administer oaths, take testimony and require the production of evidence. 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 subject to a fine which shall have been set, by ordinance, by the council.