§ 40-33. Confidentiality.

Except as otherwise required by law, it shall be unlawful for the revenue division or any employee or agent of the city to divulge, release or make known any financial information submitted or disclosed to the city under the provisions of this chapter. Nothing in this section shall be construed to prohibit:

(1)

The disclosure of:

a.

The name(s) of applicant(s) for a business license;

b.

The place at which the applicant is permitted to conduct the business authorized, if the license is for such purpose, otherwise the place of business or residence of the applicant;

c.

The date of issuance of the license.

In making the above disclosure, the commissioner shall furnish to any member of the public who so requests a copy of the original license or renewed licenses and a statement as to the status of the current year's license as being in force, having lapsed, or having been revoked. The commissioner may charge a reasonable fee for the cost of providing such information.

(2)

The disclosure of general statistics in a form which would prevent the identification of financial information regarding an individual licensee.

(3)

The filing of any legal action by or on behalf of the City to obtain payment of unpaid accounts, and the disclosure of a licensee's financial information in a court petition, judgment or as evidence submitted to a court of law.

(4)

The assignment to an outside collection agency of any unpaid account balance receivable, provided that the commissioner notifies the licensee of the unpaid balance at least 30 days prior to the assignment of the claim.

(Ord. No. 090973, § 6, 12-17-09)