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duty of each such committee to be informed of the business of the City government included within the assigned functions of the committee, and, as ordered by the City Council, to report to tho City Council inforo marion or recommendations which shaft enable the City Council properly to legislate. Each member of the City Council shall have the power to edmlnister oaths and afflrmetions in any investigation or prnceeding pending before the City Council. The City Council shall have the power end the author- ity on any investigation or proceeding pending before it to impel the attendance of witnesses, to examine them under oath, end to compel the production of evidence before it. Subpoenas may bo issued in the name of the City and be attested by the Clerk of the Council. Disobedi- ence of such subpoenas, or tho refusal to testify (upon other than constitutional grounds) shall constitute a misdemeanor, and shall be punishable in the same manner as violations of this Charter are punishable. Section 412. CITY COUNCIL: CITIZEN PARTICIPATION. No citi- zen shall be denied the right personally, or through counsel, to present grievances at any meeting of the City Council, or to offer suggestions for the betterment of City affairs. Section 413. ORDINAN. CES AND RESOLUTIONS: ADOPTION. Every ordinance shall be introduced in writing in the form in which it is to be finally passed. The correction of typographical or clerical errors after introduction shall not bo included in the meaning of the foregoing sentence. No ordinance shall be passed finally on the day it is intro- duced, except for emergency ordinances as hereinafter defined, nor within six days thereafter, nor at any time other than et a regular or ajourned meetings. In the event that any ordinance is altered after its introduction, the same shall net be finally adopted except at a regular or adjourned regular meeting, held not less than six days after the date upon which such ordinance was so altered. At the time of adoption of an ordinance or resolution, it shall be read in full, unless, after the read- ing of the title therec~f, the further reading thereof is waived by unani- mous consent of the members of the City Council present. The rights and powers conferred onthe City Council shall be exercised by ordi- nance when so provided by this Charter or by law. Each act of the City Council establishing a fine or olher penalty or granting a franchise shall be by ordinance. Adoption of any ordinance or resolution shall require at least three affirmative votes unless a higher vote is required by other provisions of this Charter. No ot~cfer for the payment of money shall be adopted or made at any other than a regular or adjourned regular meeting. All ordinances and resolutions shall be signed by the Mayor and attested by the Clerk of the Council. Section 414. ORDINANCES: ENACTMENT, The enacting clause of all ordinances shall be substantially as follows: "The City Council of the City of Santa Aaa does ordain as follows:" --10--