Critical Life EMS and its President and CEO Jason Dotson got involved in this effort after Freytag scrapped a longtime policy of having competitively bid EMS contracts and signed an unbid contract with a competitor that would likely increase the overall cost of EMS services for Shelby residents.  Dotson, along with other group members, were also shocked by Mayor Freytag’s veto of an ordinance permitting prayer before council meetings.

“I’m no legal expert like the law director, but it’s clear to me that the U.S. Supreme Court has said this type of prayer is constitutional,” said Dotson.  “It’s unfortunate that Mayor Freytag would rather listen to the ACLU, than the good citizens of Shelby, Ohio.”

At last night’s Shelby City Council meeting Mayor Freytag forbade the full to capacity crowd from speaking on any issue and launched a verbal tirade against Critical Life EMS, their CEO, and their longtime attorney and public affairs consultant.  Freytag went as far as ordering the local police department to attempt to silence several elderly residents that had gathered outside.

“Last week Mayor Freytag scrapped the council’s constitutional right to pray before a meeting, this week he’s trying to silence the constitutional right of local citizens to oppose his actions,” continued Dotson.  “It’s time for voters to show this out of control, unelected Mayor, the door.”

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