Upon receiving a request submitted under section 122.16 of the Revised Code for verification of eligible costs associated with a voluntary action incurred by the applicant for the agreement under that section, a certified professional shall submit to the director of development verification of the eligible costs associated with the voluntary action as defined in section 122.16 of the Revised Code. The verification shall be submitted in the form of an affidavit subject to section 3746.20 of the Revised Code, shall state that the information contained in the verification is true to the best of the knowledge, information, and belief of the certified professional, and shall be accompanied by any receipts, invoices, canceled checks, or other documents evidencing eligible costs associated with the voluntary action that are provided by the applicant. Verification submitted under this section does not constitute a finding or representation by the certified professional that eligible costs associated with the voluntary action are reasonable.