[R.O. 2008; Ord. No. 6645, 1-23-2020]
A. 
The City Council shall have power by ordinance to tax all businesses, occupations, professions, vocations, activities, or things whatsoever set forth and enumerated by the statutes of this State now or hereafter applicable to constitutional or special charter cities, cities of the third or fourth class, towns, villages or cities of any population group, and which any such cities are now or may hereafter permitted by law to tax.
B. 
The City Council shall have power by ordinance to license, regulate and prohibit any business, occupation, profession, vocation, activity or thing whatsoever, provided that such regulation or prohibition is not otherwise limited or in conflict with Federal or State law. Nothing herein shall be construed to limit the City Council's authority to license, regulate and prohibit businesses pursuant to the City's police power or other authority.