From Texas Metro News Staff
DeSoto City Council
In a statement released Wednesday, DeSoto City Manager told City employees that Council Member Kay Brown-Patrick had resigned.
“Please be aware that Council Member Kay Brown-Patrick resigned her seat on the City Council at last night’s meeting. The City Council is intending to appoint someone to fill the remaining term for Place 2, which is up for election in May,” the statement read.
Councilmembers met Tuesday to address a whistleblower’s claims that Councilwoman Brown-Patrick no longer resides in the district in which she was elected to serve and during the meeting she tendered her resignation.
When the Council came out of executive session, Councilmember Brown-Patrick addressed the Council:
“In considering the executive session that we came out of I wanted to let the public know I am choosing to resign my seat from Place 2 for the sake of my council members and public trust. I do want to state clearly that I still currently do reside in Place 2. I have submitted documentation and statements.”
She further stated that the perception and scrutiny of a “recent purchase” figured in her decision and she added support for her fellow councilmembers who she did not want the situation to have a negative impact on.
A source close to City government said that officials first heard that the Brown-Patrick had relocated after receiving a phone call from a person who said that they knew about and had information about the location of the move, which was not in the council member’s district.
The source, who spoke on the condition of anonymity, said that the Council considered the situation in executive session; therefore, the public did not have access either in person or by logging on the Desototexas.gov website or the Government Access Channel 16 on Time Warner and Channel 99 on AT&T Uverse.
However the vote to accept Brown-Patrick’s resignation was approved unanimously.
Mayor Rachel Proctor thanked Brown-Patrick for her service and informed everyone that the vacated seat would be addressed.
Brown-Patrick was elected to DeSoto City Council November 2018 in a special election to serve an unexpired term for Place 2 and she was re-elected in November 2020.
Prior to being elected, she served as a Board member on Keep DeSoto Beautiful and also worked with the Code Enforcement Department in their Eyes and Ears Program.
According to her website, she earned her Bachelor of Science and Master of Public Administration degrees from The University of North Texas. She is also a graduate of the Oklahoma University’s Economic Development Institute, a prestigious program that is required in order to obtain a Certified Economic Developer Certification, the leading designation in the industry.
Brown-Patrick received the Certified Municipal Officer designation from the Texas Municipal League. This designation, held by less than 100 other Texas elected officials, is awarded to officials who have displayed a commitment to expanding their knowledge about their governance roles and city government through a variety of educational opportunities.
An active member of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority Inc., which recently served its 110th anniversary, Brown-Patrick is the Founder and Executive Director of We the Village, a 501(c)(3) organization that supports children with incarcerated parents and their caregivers.
