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(9) Any information gained as the result of any returns, investigations, <br />hearings or verifications required or authorized by the Taxation Code shall <br />be confidential except for official purposes, or except in accordance with <br />proper judicial order. Any person divulging such information in violation <br />of this section is guilty of a misdemeanor of the first degree. Each <br />disclosure shall constitute a separate offense. <br />(10) In addition to the above penalty, any employee of the City who <br />violates the provisions of this section relative to the disclosure of <br />confidential information shall be guilty of an offense punishable by <br />immediate dismissal. <br />(11) Every taxpayer shall retain all records necessary to compute his tax <br />liability for a period of five years from the date his return is filed, or the <br />withholding taxes are paid. <br />(12) The City, having already entered into an agreement for the <br />establishment of a Regional Council of Governments pursuant to <br />Ordinance 71-75, which Regional Council has organized a municipal tax <br />collection agency known as the Regional Income Tax Agency is <br />authorized to administer and enforce the provisions of the Taxation Code <br />as the agent of the City, and the duties and authority of the Director <br />hereunder may be performed by the Board of Trustees of such agencies <br />through the administrator of the agency. Provided, however, the <br />administrator of the agency shall have no authority to abate penalties or <br />interest provided for in Sections 1501.1501 and 1501.1502. <br />(13) In the event the Director, on behalf of the City, enters into an <br />agreement with any other municipal corporation to act as agent of the City <br />for the purpose of administering the income tax laws of the City and of <br />providing a central facility for the collection of the income tax, as <br />provided in Section 1501.2311, then all or a part of the duties and <br />authority of the administrator may be assigned by such agreement to such <br />other municipal corporation. <br />(b) Purchasing. <br />(1) The Director, as Purchasing Agent, shall make all purchases of <br />material, equipment or supplies for the Municipality authorized by <br />Council. He shall be responsible for making all such purchases at the <br />most feasible price for the City and shall see to it that the material, <br />equipment or supplies delivered are correct in number and amount and <br />comply with the standards and specifications described by the proper <br />administrative office, as agreed to at the time of purchase. <br />(2) The Director, as Purchasing Agent, shall, subject to Charter <br />provisions relating to public bidding, establish sets of standards and <br />specifications to control all purchases by the City. He shall prepare and <br />recommend to Council such standards as to quality, size and variety of <br />articles, equipment and supplies used by the offices and departments of the <br />Municipal government. He shall make possible uniform purchasing for all <br />City departments and offices when consistent with efficiency. <br />(c) Budget. <br />(1) The Director shall plan, prepare and execute the annual City <br />