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ORDillARCE NO. !Z.!/_
SERIES OF 1981
BY AUTHORITY
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COUNCIL BILL NO. 88
INTRODUCED BY COUNCIL
MEMBER KEENA
AH ORDIHAllCE AUTHORIZING COUllCIL 90AaD8 AND COMMISSION TO ISSUE
SUBPOENAS ADDING TO TITLE I, AR'l'ICLE 7 OP THE ENGLEWOOD MUNICIPAL
CODE, 1969, A NEW SECTION II.
1-7-11 ,AUTHORITY TO I88UI SUBPOENAS
The City Council or any Board or Commission
authorized to exerciae quaai-judicial authority shall
have the power to issue aubpoenas to any ~erson or entity
in order to carry out i~• duti•• and responsibilities.
1. The City Clerk, Mayor, Chairman of the Board
or Secretary of the llOard •ball have the authority
to ai911 •aid •ubpoena• for and on behalf of the
Council or lloard •
2. The •ubpoenaa •ball be Mrved in the same manner
a• a •ubpoena i••ueci by a municipal court.
3. Upon failure of any witn••• to comply with such
aubpoena, t~• City Clerk, or Mayor, or Chairman of
the Board, or Secretary of the Board shall cause a
aU11mOna and C0111Plaint to be filed in the Municipal
Court of the City of ln9lewood and a copy of the
co11plaint to be aerved on the witness/defendant for
a violation of thia ••ction for which the Court shall
pre>11ptly aet a hearing date and review evidence in
aupport of or contrary to the issuance of the subpoena,
and the Court may enter an order compelling the wit-
neaa to attend and testify before the Board or Conunis-
aion under penalty of puniahllent for contempt, in the
case of unlawful failure to comply with the order of
the Court.
4. A violation of this section shall also be a separate
offense of the Englewood Municipal Code of 1969 and
ahall be subject to all other penalties provided for
in this code.
Introduced, read in full, and passed on first reading on
the 16th day of Hovellt>er, 1981 •
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Publiahed as a Bill for an Ordinance on the 18th day of
Novelllber, 1911.
Read by title and paaaed on final reading on the 7th day
of Decellber, 1981.
Publiahed by title aa Ordinance Ho •. ~g __ , Series of
1981, on the 9th day of Decellber, 1981.
Attest:
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I, Gary R. Higbee, ex officio City Clerk-Treasurer of
the City of Englewood, Colorado, hereby certify that the above
and foregoing ia a true, accurate and complete copy of the
Ordinance passed on final reading and published by title as
Ordinance No •. 7!/--1 Series of 1981. _
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