The amount of any license tax imposed by this Chapter shall be deemed a debt to the City, and any person carrying on any business mentioned in this Chapter without having a license from the City so to do shall be liable to an action in the name of the City in any court of competent jurisdiction for the amount of license tax imposed on such business, together with all penalties then due thereon in any such action, and any cost the City reasonably incurs to collect the tax, including attorneys’ fees which, if judgment is recovered, shall be included and assessed as recoverable costs in such action. (Ord. 3559 § 14, 2017)