A. Whenever the assessor, in the performance of the assessor's duties, requests or obtains income and expense information pursuant to section 70.47(7)(af), Wisconsin statutes, or any successor statute thereto, then such income and expense information that is provided to the assessor shall be held by the assessor on a confidential basis, except, however, that the information may be revealed to and used by persons: 1) in the discharging of duties imposed by law; 2) in the discharge of duties imposed by office (including, but not limited to, use by the assessor in performance of official duties of the assessor's office and use by the board of review in performance of its official duties); or 3) pursuant to order of a court. Income and expense information provided to the assessor under section 70.47(7)(af), Wisconsin statutes, unless a court determines that it is inaccurate, is, per section 70.47(7)(af), Wisconsin statutes, not subject to the right of inspection and copying under section 19.35(1), Wisconsin statutes.
B. The provisions of this section are declared to be severable. If any portion of this section shall be declared by a court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, unlawful or unenforceable, such decisions shall apply only to the specific portion thereof directly specified in the decision, and shall not affect the validity of any other provisions of the section. The remainder of this section shall remain in full force and effect. Any other ordinances whose terms are in conflict with the provisions of this section are hereby repealed as to those terms that conflict. (1975 Code Ch. 21 § LXII)