(a) A person who requests city personnel to verify whether taxes have been paid on particular property, shall pay a charge for this service to the assessor and collector of taxes. The service charge is 80 cents on each item of verification. When the assessor and collector of taxes issues a statement of verification, it is a special accommodation to the affected parties and may be subject to correction by the assessor and collector of taxes.
(b) In this section, a person means a mortgage, insurance, land title guaranty or real estate entity, or an individual who requests five or more items for verification. (Ord. Nos. 4456; 15220; 18411)