A. In the event that any property owner or other applicant requests the Town of Clarkdale to annex real property to the Town of Clarkdale, Arizona, the applicant shall pay to the Town all costs incurred by the Town by reason of said annexation procedure, including, but not limited to, filing fees, publication fees, engineering fees, survey fees, attorneys’ fees, and reimbursement of the cost of the Town’s staff time, whether or not said annexation ordinance is passed by the Town. The attorneys’ fees chargeable shall include, but not be limited to, any attorneys’ fees incurred before or after consideration of the annexation ordinance by reason of any party contesting said annexation.

B. The applicant shall file with the Town Clerk a written application requesting annexation, together with a plat of said real property, a statement of the names and addresses of the owners of record for each parcel contained in said area sought to be annexed and the specific reasons why annexation is sought.

C. A deposit of five thousand dollars ($5,000) shall be paid by the applicant at the time of delivering the written application for annexation to the Town, to be credited to the reimbursement of said costs to the Town. This deposit shall be replenished in a like amount each time as the previous deposit is consumed by the expenses incurred by the Town in processing the application for annexation. This deposit is not applicable to annexations initiated by the Town. [Prior code § 2-5-8.]