The Crossville City Council held its regular meeting on December 9, 2025, with all members present.

During the meeting, council addressed a prior motion to place a referendum on establishing a municipal EMS service on the ballot.

The city attorney confirmed that state law does not permit municipalities to submit such a question to referendum, and the Tennessee Attorney General’s office affirmed that position.

A motion to petition the General Assembly for a private act that would allow the referendum required a supermajority (4–1) but failed on a 3–2 vote (Aye: Gernt, Mayberry, Crawford; No: Turner, Fox).

A subsequent motion to rescind the original invalid referendum motion then passed 4-1 with Mayor Crawford against, formally ending the effort.