Sec. 602.1206. - Testimony and questioning of public officials and employees relating to public affairs.

(a) No officer or employee of the City or an independent agency, who is called as a witness by or before any City, State or Federal administrative or judicial tribunal, shall refuse to answer before the tribunal any proper question concerning the performance of his or her official duties or to produce books, records and other papers and documents of his or her office or concerning his or her official duties properly required to be produced by or before the tribunal; provided, that the officer or employee shall retain his or her privileges and immunities against self-incrimination provided under the Constitution and laws of the State and the United States. (b) No employee of the City or an independent agency shall refuse to answer any question when directed to by a supervisor related to the employee's performance or fitness to serve; provided, that the employee shall retain those privileges and immunities provided under the Constitution and laws of the State and the United States, relating to the use of said information in a criminal prosecution. (Ord. 97-890-E, § 1; Ord. 2007-329-E, § 3; Ord. 2011-232-E, § 3; Ord. 2019-220-E , § 6) Editor's note— Ord. 2019-220-E , § 6, amended the Code by renumbering former § 602.1206 as a new § 602.1203, and renumbering former § 602.1211 as a new § 602.1206.