[Amended by Local Law No. 1-1993 (March 2, 1993).]
A Council of seven members, each having one vote, consisting
of a Mayor, nominated and elected from the city at large, and six
Council members, each nominated and elected from one of six Council
Districts into which the city shall be apportioned, shall exercise,
except as herein otherwise provided, all powers conferred upon the
city.
[Amended by Local Law No. 1-1987 (February 24, 1987); Local Law No. 1-1993 (March 2, 1993).]
The two Council members elected at the general city election
held in 1991 shall continue in office for the unexpired balance of
their present terms as if they had been elected from the Council Districts
established to include their respective residences as of March 2,
1993. At the general city election held in 1993, there shall be elected
one Council member from each of the other four Council Districts of
the city whose terms of office shall be two (2) years from the first
day of January 1994.
Beginning with the general city election held in 1995, the term
of the Council members elected from Council Districts shall be four
years from the first day of January next following their election.
The Council shall be a continuing body, and no measure pending
before it shall abate or be discontinued by reason of expiration of
the term of office or removal of the members thereof, or any of them.
[Amended by Local Law No. 4-1978 (May 9, 1978).]
The members of the first Council elected under this Charter
shall organize on the first day of January after their election. Thereafter
the Council shall hold regular, adjourned or special meetings at its
chambers or at such other place or places as the Council may from
time to time designate, at such times and for such purpose or purposes
as it may determine. The Mayor, or a majority of its members, may
call a special meeting by causing written notice thereof, specifying
the object of the meeting, to be served by the City Clerk upon each
member personally, or by mail directed to his place of residence or
place of business, at least 24 hours before the time fixed for such
meeting. At such special meetings no action shall be taken upon any
subject not included in the call or notice for the meeting.
[Repealed by Local Law No. 1-1966 (February 9, 1966).]
[Amended by Local Law No. 1-1993 (March 2, 1993); Local Law No. 10-2003 (June 17, 2003).]
Members of the Council shall be qualified electors of the city
and, while members of that body, shall hold no other public office
except the office of notary public or an office in the State National
Guard or the Armed Forces of the United States. If a member of the
Council shall cease to possess such qualifications, or shall be convicted
of crime while in office, his or her office shall immediately become
vacant. No person shall be eligible for the office of Council member
or Mayor who has not been a resident of the City for a period of at
least one year immediately preceding the date of his or her election.
Beginning with the general City election held in 1995, no person shall
be eligible for the office of Council member who has not been a resident
of the Council District from which he or she is elected for a period
of at least six months immediately preceding the date of his or her
election; except that during a calendar year in which both a general
City election and a reapportionment of Council Districts occur, he
or she shall be a resident of the Council District from which he or
she is elected on the date his or her term of office commences. If
a Council member shall cease to be a resident of the Council District
from which he or she was elected, his or her office shall immediately
become vacant.
[Enacted by Local Law No. 1-1993 (March 2, 1993).]
No later than 45 days after the election at which are adopted
the revisions of this Charter providing for the City to be apportioned
into six Council Districts, the Council shall establish the boundaries
of said Districts, which shall comply with the legal standards for
apportionment. Such Council Districts shall be of substantially equal
population, of convenient and contiguous territory, in as compact
a form as practicable and shall thereafter be reapportioned by the
Council every 10 years on the basis of the decennial census figures
published by the Bureau of Census of the United States Department
of Commerce, beginning with the decennial census to be taken in the
year 2000.
[Enacted by Local Law No. 1-2022 (June 21, 2022)[1]]
The City of New Rochelle shall be divided into six Council Districts,
bounded and described as follows:
District No. 1
Beginning at the intersection of the boundary of the City of
New Rochelle and the Town of Pelham at Kings Highway, thence proceeding
northerly along said boundary to the former New York, Westchester,
and Boston Railroad, southeasterly along the former New York, Westchester
and Boston Railroad, directly north of and parallel with Maul Place,
to Madeline Avenue, southerly on Madeline Avenue to Sickles Avenue,
easterly on Sickles Avenue to Fourth Street, southerly on Fourth Street
to Lockwood Avenue, easterly on Lockwood Avenue to Colonial Place,
northerly then easterly on Colonial Place to Sickles Place, southerly
on Sickles Place to Lockwood Avenue, easterly on Lockwood Avenue to
Glover Johnson Place, southerly on Glover Johnson Place to Washington
Avenue, across Washington Avenue to Badeau Place, southerly on Badeau
Place to Union Avenue, easterly on Union Avenue to Division Street,
southeasterly on Division Street to Huguenot Street, southwesterly
on Huguenot Street to Centre Avenue, southeasterly on Centre Avenue
to Elm Street, southwesterly on Elm Street to Weyman Avenue, northwesterly
on Weyman Avenue to Main Street, northeasterly on Main Street to Kings
Highway, northwesterly then westerly on Kings Highway to the boundary
of the City of New Rochelle and the Town of Pelham, the point and
place of the beginning.
District No. 2
Beginning at the intersection of the boundary of the City of
New Rochelle and the Town of Pelham at Kings Highway, thence proceeding
southerly then southeasterly along said boundary to the boundary line
of the City of New Rochelle and the City of New York in Long Island
Sound, then southeasterly along said boundary to the intersection
with the County of Nassau common boundary line with the City of New
Rochelle in Long Island Sound, northeasterly along said boundary to
the boundary line of the City of New Rochelle and the Town of Mamaroneck
in Long Island Sound, northerly then northeasterly then northerly
then northwesterly then northerly along said boundary line of the
City of New Rochelle and the Town of Mamaroneck to the intersection
of said boundary with Palmer Avenue, southwesterly on Palmer Avenue
to Potter Avenue, northerly on Potter Avenue to the southern boundary
of the Consolidated Rail line, southwesterly along said southern boundary
of the Consolidated Rail line to the southwest-facing boundary of
the Parcel referenced in the Assessor's database as Parcel 1-267-0010,
southeasterly along said boundary to its intersection with Oak Street,
easterly then southerly on Oak Street to Palmer Avenue, southwesterly
on Palmer Avenue to River Street, southeasterly on River Street to
Main Street, across Main Street to Echo Avenue, southeasterly on Echo
Avenue to Pelham Road, southwesterly on Pelham Road to Hudson Park
Road, northeasterly on Hudson Park Road to Davenport Avenue, southeasterly
then southerly to the intersection of Davenport Avenue and the south-facing
boundary of the Parcel referenced in the Assessor's database as Parcel
1-105-0050, follow this Parcel to the intersection with the Parcel
referenced as Parcel 1-222-0032A, follow the southeast face of this
Parcel to its intersection with Church Street, across Church Street
to its intersection with the southeast face of the Parcel referenced
in the Assessor's database at Parcel 1-376-0050, follow the southeast
face of this Parcel southwesterly to its intersection with the east
face of the Parcel referenced in the Assessor's database as Parcel
1-376-0001, follow the east face of this Parcel southerly to its intersection
with the east face of the Parcel referenced in the Assessor's database
as Parcel 1-376-0002, follow the east face of this Parcel southerly
to its intersection with the east face of New Rochelle Creek, follow
the east face of New Rochelle Creek southerly and southwesterly to
its intersection with the point directly east of the intersection
of the northeast face and the southwest face of the Parcel referenced
in the Assessor's database as Parcel 2-463-0094, across New Rochelle
Creek directly westerly to the intersection of the northeast face
and the southeast face of the Parcel referenced in the Assessor's
database as Parcel 2-463-0094, follow the northeast face of this Parcel
northwesterly to its intersection with Icard Lane, northwesterly on
Icard Lane to Pelham Road, northeasterly on Pelham Road to Meadow
Lane, northwesterly on Meadow Lane to Willow Drive, northeasterly
on Willow Drive to Leland Avenue, southeasterly on Leland Avenue to
Pelham Road, northeasterly on Pelham Road to Centre Avenue, northwesterly
on Centre Avenue to Elm Street, southwesterly on Elm Street to Weyman
Avenue, northwesterly on Weyman Avenue to Main Street, northeasterly
on Main Street to Kings Highway, northwesterly then westerly on Kings
Highway to the boundary of the City of New Rochelle and the Town of
Pelham, the point and place of the beginning.
District No. 3
Beginning at the intersection of Eastchester Road and Webster
Avenue, thence proceeding easterly on Eastchester Road to Clinton
Avenue, southerly on Clinton Avenue to Mayflower Avenue, easterly
on Mayflower Avenue to North Avenue, southerly on North Avenue to
Brookside Place, northeasterly on Brookside Place to Sidney Street,
southeasterly on Sidney Street to Treno Street, across Treno Street
to Koch Street, southeasterly on Koch Street to Fifth Avenue, northeasterly
then easterly on Fifth Avenue to Potter Avenue, southerly on Potter
Avenue to the southern boundary of the Consolidated Rail line, southwesterly
along said southern boundary of the Consolidated Rail line to the
southwest-facing boundary of the Parcel referenced in the Assessor's
database as Parcel 1-267-0010, southeasterly along said boundary to
its intersection with Oak Street, easterly then southerly on Oak Street
to Palmer Avenue, southwesterly on Palmer Avenue to River Street,
southeasterly on River Street to Main Street, across Main Street to
Echo Avenue, southeasterly on Echo Avenue to Pelham Road, southwesterly
on Pelham Road to Franklin Avenue, northwesterly on Franklin Avenue
to the intersection of Franklin Avenue with the southeast face of
the Parcel referenced in the Assessor's database as Parcel 1-211-0059,
follow the southeast face of this Parcel southwesterly to the intersection
with the northeast face of the Parcel referenced in the Assessor's
database at Parcel 1-211-0043, follow the northeast face of this Parcel
southeasterly to the southeast face of this Parcel, follow the southeast
face of this Parcel southwesterly to the intersection of the southeast
face of this Parcel with Locust Avenue, northwesterly on Locust Avenue
to Main Street, southwesterly on Main Street to North Avenue, northwesterly
on North Avenue to Burling Lane, westerly on Burling Lane to Memorial
Highway, northerly on Memorial Highway to the point directly east
of the intersection between Sickles Avenue and Guion Place, westerly
to the intersection of Sickles Avenue and Guion Place, westerly on
Sickles Avenue to Webster Avenue, northerly on Webster Avenue to French
Ridge, westerly on French Ridge to Wood Place, northerly on Wood Place
to Lincoln Avenue, easterly on Lincoln Avenue to Webster Avenue, then
northerly on Webster Avenue to the intersection of Eastchester Road
and Webster Avenue, the point and place of the beginning.
District No. 4
Beginning at the intersection of Coligni Avenue and Webster
Avenue, thence proceeding westerly on Coligni Avenue to Bergholz Drive,
southwesterly on Bergholz Drive to Lakeside Drive, westerly on Lakeside
Drive to the boundary of the City of New Rochelle and the Town of
Pelham, southerly along said boundary to the former New York, Westchester,
and Boston Railroad, southeasterly along the former New York, Westchester
and Boston Railroad directly north of and parallel with Maul Place,
to Madeline Avenue, southerly on Madeline Avenue to Sickles Avenue,
easterly on Sickles Avenue to Fourth Street, southerly on Fourth Street
to Lockwood Avenue, easterly on Lockwood Avenue to Colonial Place,
northerly then easterly on Colonial Place to Sickles Place, southerly
on Sickles Place to Lockwood Avenue, easterly on Lockwood Avenue to
Glover Johnson Place, southerly on Glover Johnson Place to Washington
Avenue, across Washington Avenue to Badeau Place, southerly on Badeau
Place to Union Avenue, easterly on Union Avenue to Division Street,
southeasterly on Division Street to Huguenot Street, southwesterly
on Huguenot Street to Centre Avenue, southeasterly on Centre Avenue
to Pelham Road, southwesterly on Pelham Road to Leland Avenue, northwesterly
on Leland Avenue to Willow Drive, southwesterly on Willow Drive to
Meadow Lane, southeasterly on Meadow Lane to Pelham Road, southwesterly
on Pelham Road to Icard Lane, southeasterly on Icard Lane to its intersection
with the northeast face of the Parcel referenced in the Assessor's
database as Parcel 2-463-0094, follow the northeast face of this Parcel
southeasterly to its intersection with the southeast face of this
Parcel and the northwest face of New Rochelle Creek, across New Rochelle
Creek directly easterly to the east face of New Rochelle Creek, follow
the east face of New Rochelle Creek northeasterly and northerly to
its intersection with the east face of the Parcel referenced in the
Assessor's database as Parcel 1-376-0002, follow the east face of
this Parcel northerly to its intersection with the east face of the
Parcel referenced in the Assessor's database as Parcel 1-376-0001,
follow the east face of this Parcel northerly to its intersection
with the southeast face of the Parcel referenced in the Assessor's
database as Parcel 1-376-0050, follow the southeast face of this Parcel
northeasterly to its intersection with Church Street, across Church
Street to the intersection of Church Street with the southeast face
of the Parcel referenced in the Assessor's database as Parcel 1-222-0032A,
follow the southeast face of this Parcel to the intersection with
the Parcel referenced as Parcel 1-105-0050, follow the south face
of this Parcel to its intersection with Davenport Avenue, northerly
then northwesterly on Davenport Avenue to Hudson Park Road, southwesterly
on Hudson Park Road to Pelham Road, across Pelham Road to Franklin
Avenue, northwesterly on Franklin Avenue to the intersection of Franklin
Avenue with the southeast face of the Parcel referenced in the Assessor's
database as Parcel 1-211-0059, follow the southeast face of this Parcel
southwesterly to the intersection with the northeast face of the Parcel
referenced in the Assessor's database as Parcel 1-211-0043, follow
the northeast face of this Parcel southeasterly to the southeast face
of this Parcel, follow the southeast face of this Parcel southwesterly
to the intersection of the southeast face of this Parcel with Locust
Avenue, northwesterly on Locust Avenue to Main Street, southwesterly
on Main Street to North Avenue, northwesterly on North Avenue to Burling
Lane, westerly on Burling Lane to Memorial Highway, northerly on Memorial
Highway to the point directly east of the intersection between Sickles
Avenue and Guion Place, westerly to the intersection of Sickles Avenue
and Guion Place, westerly on Sickles Avenue to Webster Avenue, northerly
on Webster Avenue to French Ridge, westerly on French Ridge to Wood
Place, northerly on Wood Place to Lincoln Avenue, easterly on Lincoln
Avenue to Webster Avenue, then northerly on Webster Avenue to the
intersection of Coligni Avenue and Webster Avenue, the point and place
of the beginning.
District No. 5
Beginning at the intersection of North Avenue and Brookside
Place, thence proceeding northerly on North Avenue to Mayflower Avenue,
westerly on Mayflower Avenue to Clinton Avenue, northerly on Clinton
Avenue to Eastchester Road, easterly on Eastchester Road to North
Avenue, northerly on North Avenue to Lovell Road, northeasterly then
northerly on Lovell Road to Mildred Parkway, northeasterly then easterly
on Mildred Parkway to Victory Boulevard, northerly on Victory Boulevard
to Hanson Lane, northerly on Hanson Lane to its end then proceeding
in a direct line north to the Hutchinson River Parkway, northeasterly
on the Hutchinson River Parkway to its intersection with the point
directly north of the northernmost limit of the Parcel referenced
in the Assessor's database as Parcel 7-2900-0001, then directly southerly
from said intersection to Pinebrook Boulevard, southerly on Pinebrook
Boulevard to Quaker Ridge Road, northeasterly on Quaker Ridge Road
to the intersection of Quaker Ridge Road with the boundary of the
City of New Rochelle and the Village of Scarsdale, southerly along
said boundary to the boundary of' the City of New Rochelle with the
Town of Mamaroneck, southerly along said boundary to the intersection
of said boundary with Palmer Avenue, southwesterly on Palmer Avenue
to Potter Avenue, northerly on Potter Avenue to Fifth Avenue, westerly
then southwesterly on Fifth Avenue to Koch Street, northwesterly on
Koch Street to Treno Street, across Treno Street to Sidney Street,
northwesterly on Sidney Street to Brookside Place, then southwesterly
on Brookside Place to the intersection of North Avenue and Brookside
Place, the point and place of the beginning.
District No. 6
Beginning at the intersection of the boundary between the City
of New Rochelle and the Town of Pelham at the western end of Lakeside
Drive, thence proceeding easterly on Lakeside Drive to Bergholz Drive,
northeasterly on Bergholz Drive to Coligni Avenue, easterly on Coligni
Avenue to Webster Avenue, northerly on Webster Avenue to Eastchester
Road, easterly on Eastchester Road to North Avenue, northerly on North
Avenue to Lovell Road, northeasterly then northerly on Lovell Road
to Mildred Parkway, northeasterly then easterly on Mildred Parkway
to Victory Boulevard, northerly on Victory Boulevard to Hanson Lane,
northerly on Hanson Lane to its end then proceeding in a direct line
north to the Hutchinson River Parkway, northeasterly on the Hutchinson
River Parkway to its intersection with the point directly north of
the northernmost limit of the Parcel referenced in the Assessor's
database as Parcel 7-2900-0001, then directly southerly from said
intersection to Pinebrook Boulevard, southerly on Pinebrook Boulevard
to Quaker Ridge Road, northeasterly on Quaker Ridge Road to the intersection
of Quaker Ridge Road with the boundary of the City of New Rochelle
and the Village of Scarsdale, northerly then westerly then southwesterly
along said boundary to the boundary of the City of New Rochelle and
the Town of Eastchester, continuing in a southerly direction along
the common boundary line between the City of New Rochelle and the
Town of Eastchester to the intersection of the Hutchinson River Parkway
and Pelhamdale Avenue, then southerly along the boundary line between
the Town of Pelham and the City of New Rochelle to the intersection
of said boundary with Lakeside Drive, the point and place of the beginning.
[1]
Editor's Note: This local law also repealed former § 9B,
Council Districts, enacted by Local Law No. 13-2004 (December 14,
2004); amended by Local Law No. 1-2011 (May 10, 2011). In addition,
this local law stated that it shall be in effect for the 2023 election,
and that current district representation will continue until 12-31-2023.
[Amended by Local Law No. 1-1993 (March 2, 1993); Local Law No. 1-1996 (December 19, 1995).]
At the general City election held in 1995, and at such election
in each fourth year thereafter, there shall be elected a Mayor who
shall serve for four years from the first of January following his
or her other election.
He or she shall preside over the Council, represent the City
in intergovernmental relationships, present an annual State of the
City message and perform other duties specified by the Council as
allowed by the Charter.
He or she shall be recognized as the head of the City government
for all ceremonial purposes, by the courts for the serving of civil
processes and by the Governor for purposes of military law. In time
of public danger or emergency, the Mayor shall, if so authorized by
vote of the Council, take command of the police, maintain order and
enforce the law. During his or her absence or disability, his or her
duties as Mayor shall be performed by another member of the Council
appointed by the Council.
[Enacted by Local Law No. 1-1957 (March 6, 1957); amended by Local Law No. 4-1957 (July 10, 1957); Local Law No. 5-1965 (December 8, 1965); Local Law No. 2-1969 (January 14, 1969); Local Law No. 1-1971 (January 7, 1971); Local Law No. 3-1980 (December 26, 1979); Local Law No. 2-1984 (January 17, 1984); Local Law No. 1-1986 (January 21, 1986); Local Law No. 1-1989 (February 21, 1989); Local Law No. 1-1990 (February 20, 1990); Local Law No. 1-1996 (December 19, 1995); Local Law No. 11-2006 (December 12, 2006); Local Law No. 2-2016 (September 20, 2016).]
a.
On January 1, 2017, the annual salary level for the Council shall
be calculated as follows: Consumer Price Index for the New York-New
Jersey Metropolitan Area (CPI) as of December 1st of the prior year,
divided by CPI of December 1, 2007 multiplied by $33,968. On January
1, 2017, the annual salary level for the Mayor shall be calculated
as follows: Consumer Price Index for the New York-New Jersey Metropolitan
Area (CPI) as of December 1st of the prior year, divided by CPI of
December 1, 2007 multiplied by $88,971.
b.
The Council shall have the power to fix salaries and compensation
of all officers and employees except as otherwise provided in the
local law.
[Amended by Local Law No. 3-1976 (June 24, 1976); Ord. No. 191-2016 (September 20, 2016.]
The City Manager shall appoint a City Clerk who shall hold office
at the pleasure of the City Manager. The City Clerk shall attend all
meetings of the Council and keep its records. The City shall have
the custody of the City Seal and shall affix the same to such documents
as action by the Council may require. The City Clerk shall transmit
to the City Manager, in duplicate, within two days after their adoption,
certified copies of all ordinances of the Council. The City Clerk
may appoint, to hold office during his pleasure, a deputy and such
other subordinates as the Council may prescribe.
The City Clerk shall act as clerk of elections, as the Registrar
of Vital Statistics and shall discharge such other duties as may be
prescribed by law or by the Council.
The Council shall be the judge of the election and qualification
of its members and shall have the power to subpoena witnesses and
compel the production of all pertinent books, records and papers.
The Council shall determine its own rules and order of business, and
keep a journal of its proceedings. It shall have the power to compel
the attendance of absent members, and may punish its members for disorderly
behavior or violation of its rules.
[Amended by Local Law No. 7-1993 (December 20, 1993).]
Four members of the Council shall constitute a quorum to do
business, but a majority of the members present may adjourn from time
to time and compel the attendance of absent members in such manner
and under such penalties as may be prescribed by ordinance.
The affirmative vote of at least four members of the Council
shall be necessary to adopt any ordinance, resolution or order. No
member shall be excused from voting except on matters involving the
consideration of his own official conduct or where his financial interests
are involved.
[Enacted by Local Law No. 4-1941 (April 14, 1941); amended
by Local Law No. 2-1991 (March 19, 1991).]
Resolutions involving the expenditure and/or collection of money
and/or levy of taxes and assessments and all ordinances shall be introduced
in the Council only in written or printed form. An ordinance and/or
resolution shall not be voted upon at the same meeting at which it
is introduced unless all the members of the Council consent that such
vote be taken. The final reading of each ordinance shall be in full
unless a written or printed copy thereof shall have been furnished
to each member of the Council prior to such reading. Ordinances shall
be confined to one subject, and such subject shall be clearly expressed
in the title.
The yeas and nays shall be taken upon the passage of all ordinances
and resolutions and entered upon the journal of the proceedings of
the Council.
The enacting clause of all ordinances shall be "Be it ordained
by the City of New Rochelle."
An ordinance amended after introduction does not become a new
ordinance unless the Mayor or the Council, upon appeal from his ruling,
rules that the amendment is so substantial as to constitute a new
ordinance.
No local law, ordinance, resolution or order shall be passed
at other than a public meeting.
[Amended by Local Law No. 3-1998 (February 17, 1998); by Local Law No. 3-2006 (March 21, 2006).]
Whenever the Council shall have proposed the passage of a local
law, before the same shall be put to a final vote, a public hearing
shall be held by the Council, which shall cause public notice of the
time and place of such hearing to be given. Such notice shall be given
by publication in one issue of the official newspaper of the City.
Such notice shall contain an explanatory statement of the proposed
local law. The publication of such notice shall be made not less than
five days before such hearing. At such hearing, opportunity shall
be afforded the public by the Council for discussion of the proposed
local law. Such hearing may be adjourned from time to time by the
Council.
[Enacted by Local Law No. 1-1944 (March 20, 1944); amended
by Local Law No. 2-1968 (December 9, 1968).]
Ordinances and resolutions shall take effect immediately or
at the time indicated therein. Ordinances adopted by vote of the electors
shall take effect at the time indicated therein or, if no time is
specified, then 30 days after their adoption. Where a provision is
contained in an ordinance or resolution heretofore or hereafter passed
that the same shall take effect immediately or some time less than
30 days after the date of passage and if under the provisions of this
section such ordinance or resolution heretofore or hereafter passed
cannot take effect before the expiration of 30 days from the date
of passage, then such ordinance or resolution heretofore or hereafter
passed shall not be invalid by reason of such fact, but its operation
shall be suspended until the expiration of 30 days from the date of
passage after which time it shall be in full force and effect.
An emergency measure is an ordinance or resolution to provide
for the immediate preservation of the public peace, property, health
or safety in which the emergency claimed is set forth and defined
in a preamble thereto.
The affirmative vote of at least four members of the Council
shall be required to pass any ordinance or resolution as an emergency
measure. No measure making or amending a grant, renewal or extension
of a franchise or other special privilege shall ever be passed as
an emergency measure. No situation shall be declared an emergency
by the Council except as defined in this section, and it is the intent
of this local law that such definition shall be strictly construed
by the courts.
[Enacted by Local Law No. 2-1944 (March 20, 1944)]
Upon its final passage each ordinance or resolution shall be
authenticated by the signatures of the Mayor and the City Clerk and
shall be recorded in a book kept for that purpose. Within 10 days
after the final passage each ordinance or resolution shall be published
in such manner as the Council may determine. Failure of the Council
to determine or prescribe the manner of publication of ordinances
or resolutions heretofore or hereafter passed or failure to publish
the ordinances or resolutions heretofore or hereafter passed shall
not invalidate such ordinances or resolutions.
