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• <br /> ,, O .D•IL:.".' E IV. -PETIT ON: Ordinance requiring city to lease <br /> and ultimately purchase particular swimming pool is not legislative <br /> in character and not proper subject of initiative petition. <br /> • <br /> August 5, 1970 <br /> 85 <br /> ef/F.6 <br /> Mr. Winston C. Johnson <br /> Faribault City Attorney <br /> 216 Security Building <br /> Faribault, Minnesota <br /> • <br /> Dear Mr. Johnson; <br /> -. In your letter to Attorney General Douglas M. Head you present <br /> • <br /> substantially the following <br /> FACTS <br /> Chapter XII of our city charter contains provisions <br /> relating to proposing ordinances by initiative proceed- <br /> • ings. On June 17, 1970, two petitions for proposed <br /> ordinances were filed with the city recorder. <br /> On June 26, 1970, our city recorder certified that each <br /> of the two petitions contained the requisite number of <br /> eln l 4 fi czr4 signatures. On June 30. 1970, at a special <br /> meeting the Council adopted Resolution No. A3229 refus- <br /> ing to adopt the ordinances without a special election <br /> and directing me to seek a formal opinion from your <br /> • office. <br /> The two proposed ordinances may be summarized as follows: <br /> ORDINANCE :# 1 <br /> • <br /> An ordinance directing the city to lease, <br /> option to buy, and operate White Sands <br /> Swimming Pool during the 1970 swimming <br /> season and further directing the city to <br /> purchase White Sands Swimming Pool from <br />