The repeal of any resolution or ordinance shall in no case affect any act done, or any right accruing, accrued, acquired, or established, or any suit or proceedings had or commenced in any civil case, before the time when the repeal takes effect.
(Sec. 1-5.5, R.O. 1978 (1983 Ed.)) (1990 Code, Ch. 1, Art. 5, § 1-5.5)