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Crossville council rescinds earlier referendum approval after state guidance blocks municipal EMS referendum
Summary
Council members debated whether to ask the Tennessee General Assembly for a private act to allow a local referendum on creating a municipal EMS. A motion to pursue the private act failed to win the required supermajority, and the council voted to rescind its earlier referendum approval.
Crossville’s city council voted to rescind an earlier motion approving a referendum on creating a municipal emergency medical services (EMS) system after being told state law does not permit such an item to be placed on a local ballot.
Council members debated two options after the city received guidance from state officials: rescind the prior local motion or petition the Tennessee General Assembly for a special private act to allow a referendum. Council member (speaker 2) told the meeting that “the Tennessee General Assembly list of items that are appropriate and approved for subjection to a local referendum does not include such item as establishing a…
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