New Rochelle City Council’s Procedural Failures Undermine Transparency and Legality

Robert Cox

28 Apr 2025 — 4 min read

DUBLIN, IRELAND (April 28, 2025) — The New Rochelle City Council, under Mayor Yadira Ramos-Herbert, has repeatedly failed to adhere to Robert’s Rules of Order, the standard for conducting orderly and transparent public meetings. The Regular Legislative Meeting on April 15, 2025, exemplifies this troubling pattern, with significant procedural lapses that call into question the validity of votes on over $635,000 in settlements and a multi-million-dollar energy program. These failures, coupled with inaccurate meeting minutes, erode public trust and raise serious concerns about the rule of law in New Rochelle’s governance.

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