The Crossville City Council voted down a proposal to ask the Tennessee General Assembly to allow Crossville to hold a special referendum on creating a city-wide EMS tied to the Crossville Fire Department.  The Crossville City Charter does not allow for a referendum to decide to have a City operated EMS without the State passing a law.  The City Council voted on the proposal Tuesday night to request the General Assembly’s approval for an EMS referendum and it failed 3 to 2 with Dr. Mark Fox and Mike Turner voting against.  This ultimately means the whole idea of creating a City Wide EMS is dead unless it appears again on the agenda to vote on by the City Council.