The City shall annually verify that the taxes owed under section 7.70.050 have been properly applied, exempted, collected, and remitted in accordance with this Chapter, and properly expended according to applicable law, and issue a public report of the findings of such verification. The annual verification shall be performed by a qualified auditor and shall employ reasonable, cost-effective steps to assure compliance, including the use of sampling audits. The audit of a service supplier shall not be required where the cost of the audit is expected to exceed the additional tax revenue to be derived from the performance of the audit. (Ord. 7275-NS § 6, 2012)