(A) No statement, as required by § 5.04.070, shall be conclusive as to the matter set forth herein, nor shall the filing of the same preclude the city from collecting by appropriate action such sums as are actually due and payable. Such statement and each of the several items therein contained shall be subject to audit and verification by the City Tax and License Collector, his deputies, or authorized employees, who are hereby authorized to examine, audit and inspect such books and records of any license or applicant for license, as may be necessary in their judgment to verify or ascertain the amount of license fee due.
(B) All licensees, applicants for license and persons engaged in business in the city are hereby required to permit an examination of such books and records for the purpose aforesaid.
('86 Code, § 5.04.080) (Ord. 2306, passed 2-1-49)