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t <br /> Mr. Winston C. Johnson - 2 <br /> August 5, 1970. <br /> White Sands Beach, Inc. , should federal <br /> and/or state financing become available <br /> for at least 50% of the purchase price. <br /> ORDINANCE # 2 <br /> An ordinance directing the Planning <br /> Commission to prepare and submit an <br /> interim comprehensive plan by September <br /> 1, 1970, and directing the mayor to for- <br /> ward said plan to the State Planning <br /> Agency and the Department of Conserva- <br /> tion along with an application for federal <br /> and state funds to assist with the pur- <br /> chase of White Sands Swimming Pool. <br /> you ask substantially the following <br /> QUESTION <br /> Are the proposed ordinances proper subjects for <br /> initiative petition under chapter XII of the Faribault <br /> City Charter? <br /> OPINION <br /> It is well settled in Minnesota that the direct action right <br /> known as initiative extends only to proposed ordinances which are <br /> legislative in character. Oakman v. City of Eveleth, 163 Minna <br /> 100, 203 N.W. 514 (1925) ; Anderson v. City of Two Harbors, 244 Minn, <br /> 498, 70 N.W. 2d 414 (1955) . Consequently the crux of the issue <br /> herein presented is whether the proposed ordinances are legislative <br /> as opposed to administrative in character. <br /> In Op. Atty. Gen. 858, July 27, 1967, copy enclosed, the <br /> guidelines set forth in Oakman v. City of Eveleth, supra, were <br />