The Board of Fire and Police Commissioners and Board of Civil Service Commissioners created by the Charter may issue subpoenas requiring attendance of witnesses or production of books or other documents for evidence or testimony in any action or proceeding before them.
(Prior code §2.75)
Subpoenas issued by this chapter shall be signed by the City Administrator and attested by the City Clerk. They may be served as subpoenas are served in civil actions.
(Prior code §2.76)
Subpoenas for the production of books or other documents for evidence shall not be signed by the City Administrator, unless the proposed subpoena is accompanied by an affidavit specifying the matters or things desired to be produced, and setting forth in full detail, the materiality thereof, to the issues involved in the action or proceeding, and stating that the witness has the desired matters or things in his or her possession or under his or her control.
(Prior code §2.77)
The service of a subpoena duces tecum is invalid, unless at the time of such service, a copy of the affidavit upon which the subpoena was issued is served with the subpoena.
(Prior code §2.78)
A person present at a hearing of either the Board of Fire and Police Commissioners or the Board of Civil Service Commissioners may be required to testify in the same manner as if he or she were in attendance upon a subpoena issued by such Board or Commission.
(Prior code §2.79)
If any person duly subpoenaed neglects or refuses to obey a subpoena or, appearing, refuses to testify or answer any questions which a majority of the Board decides are proper and pertinent, the City Administrator shall report the fact to a judge of the Superior Court of the County as contempt.
(Prior code §2.80)
The judge shall issue an attachment directed to the sheriff of the county where the witness was required to appear and failed to do so as provided by Section 9.118.060, commanding him or her to attach the person, and forthwith bring him or her before the judge.
(Prior code §2.81)
On return of the attachment and production of the witness as provided by Section 9.118.070, the judge has jurisdiction.
(Prior code §2.82)
The right of a witness to purge him or herself of the contempt and the proceedings, penalties and punishment under this chapter shall be the same as if the contempt had been committed in a civil trial in a Superior Court.
(Prior code §2.83)