§ 2-103. Hearings and investigations.

The council or any committee composed entirely of councilmembers to which the power of subpoena is specifically granted by the council shall be authorized to conduct hearings and investigations into the operations and affairs of the city or of any office, department or agency of the city. For such purposes the council or that committee shall have the power by subpoena to compel the attendance of witnesses and the production of documents or other evidence at any meeting of the council or committee. The subpoena, if issued by the president on the president's own motion or by the council as a whole, shall be signed by the president. If the subpoena is issued by any committee having the power of subpoena, the subpoena shall be signed by the chair of the committee. The failure to obey the lawful command of a subpoena issued under this section shall be punished as provided in section 1-8.

(Code 1977, § 1-1041)