All assessment and tax collection duties including collection of assessments levied for municipal improvements shall be performed by the assessor and tax collector of Yolo County for purposes of assessing and collecting ad valorem property taxes that become a lien after adoption of this section and for collecting assessments for municipal improvements. Further, Yolo County is designated as the city's agent for service of process for any and all actions brought against the city for a refund of such taxes and, pursuant to Revenue and Taxation Code Section 5149, as it may be amended from time to time, the city reserves the right to request that the Yolo County counsel defend the city against such actions. (Ord. No. 658, § 2; Ord. No. 1046, § 1.)