§ 10.16 EFFECTIVE DATE OF ORDINANCES AND AMENDMENTS TO EXISTING ORDINANCES.
   (A)   Effective date. No ordinance or amendment to existing ordinances other than an emergency ordinance or an appropriation ordinance shall be effective until 30 calendar days after publication has appeared. An ordinance or amendment to an existing ordinance may provide for a delayed effective date or may provide for the ordinance or amendment to an existing ordinance to become effective upon the fulfillment of an indicated contingency.
   (B)   Appropriation ordinances. An appropriation measure is effective immediately upon passage by the Quorum Court and approval by the County Judge.
   (C)   Emergency ordinances. An emergency ordinance or emergency amendment to an existing ordinance is effective immediately upon passage by the Quorum Court and approval by the County Judge.