Powers of Council and Mayor; additional.
Riverside City Charter, art. IV, § 412
in effectSec. 412. - Powers of Council and Mayor; additional.
The City Council shall judge the qualifications of its members as set forth by the Charter. It shall judge all election returns. It may establish, and uniformly apply rules for the conduct of its proceedings and evict any member or other person for disorderly conduct at any of its meetings.
The Mayor and each member of the City Council shall have the power to administer oaths and affirmations in any investigation or proceeding pending before the City Council. The City Council shall have the power and authority to compel the attendance of witnesses, to examine them under oath and to compel the production of evidence before it. Subpoenas shall be issued in the name of the City and be attested by the City Clerk. Disobedience of such subpoenas, or the 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.
All votes of the City Council shall be by recorded call vote and entered in the minutes of the meeting.
Source: City of Riverside, California, Municipal Code and City Charter (Municode Library, library.municode.com)URL: https://library.municode.com/ca/riverside/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=PTICICH_ARTIVCICOMA_S412POCOMAADFetched: 11/1/2026