A certified copy of the ordinance codified in this chapter shall be filed with the county auditor of the county of Kern on or before the first Monday in the month of February immediately following the adoption of the ordinance codified in this chapter, and thereafter all assessments made by the county assessor, as the same may be equalized or corrected by the board of supervisors of the county or the Board of Equalization of the state of California, shall be used as a basis for the levy of the taxes of the city, and said taxes shall be collected by the assessor and tax collector of such county at the same time and in the manner county taxes are collected, until the city shall by ordinance elect not to have such duties performed by the county assessor and tax collector for any longer time. (Ord. 8 §2, 1946).