(A) Each ordinance and resolution passed by Council shall be published pursuant to the form determined by Council at least once in a newspaper determined by Council to be of circulation within the City of Newark. Failure to publish legislation as required by this section shall not invalidate the legislation, and in such event, the Clerk of Council may authorize the legislation to be published at a later date.
(B) The Clerk of Council shall make and retain a certificate as to the times and places by which the legislation is published. The certificate shall be prima facie evidence that the legislation was published as required by subsection (A). Failure to make or retain the certificate required by this section shall not invalidate any legislation.