No statements shall be conclusive as to the matters set forth therein, nor shall the filing of the same preclude the City of Sebastopol from collecting by appropriate action such sum as is actually due and payable hereunder. Such statement and each of the several items therein contained shall be subject to audit and verification by the City Finance Director or authorized employees of the City, who are hereby authorized to examine, audit and inspect such books and records of any licensee or applicant for license, as may be necessary in their judgment to verify or ascertain the amount of license fee due. All licensees, applicants for licenses, and persons engaged in business in the City of Sebastopol are hereby required to permit an examination of such books and records for the purposes aforesaid. The information furnished or secured pursuant to this section or SMC 5.04.090 and 5.04.100 shall be confidential. Any unauthorized disclosure or use of such information by any officer or employee of the City of Sebastopol shall constitute a misdemeanor.