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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Kisha Morris-Perkins is retiring as city secretary |
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for the City of DeSoto on March 26, 2021, following 14 years of |
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distinguished service to the municipality and three decades in the |
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public sector; and |
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WHEREAS, In 2007, Ms. Morris-Perkins joined the DeSoto |
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Action Center as a senior customer service representative; she was |
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soon promoted to a new role as both public records coordinator and |
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administrative assistant to the city secretary; in 2012, she was |
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appointed as interim city secretary, and the mayor and city council |
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formally named her to the position the following year; and |
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WHEREAS, Ms. Morris-Perkins modernized her office, improving |
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efficiency and effectiveness by adopting the latest methods and |
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technologies; in addition, she coordinated a large-scale revision |
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of the city council's meeting agenda and made the new process |
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completely paperless; she provided the public with electronic |
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access to supporting information as well; dedicated to her |
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profession, she participated in training from the Texas Municipal |
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Clerks Association, and she served two terms as secretary of the |
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local chapter of the organization; and |
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WHEREAS, Previously, Ms. Morris-Perkins was employed in |
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federal law enforcement in Massachusetts and her native California; |
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she then worked briefly for Dallas County and the City of Lancaster; |
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retirement will allow her to spend more time with her husband and |
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their blended family of four children and two grandchildren, as |
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well as other relatives and friends; she also enjoys volunteering |
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with Meals on Wheels and at her church; and |
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WHEREAS, Kisha Morris-Perkins has demonstrated exceptional |
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vision, skill, and leadership throughout her tenure with the City |
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of DeSoto, and she may reflect with pride on her accomplishments, |
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knowing that she has rendered invaluable service to her colleagues |
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and fellow citizens; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 87th Texas |
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Legislature hereby congratulate Kisha Morris-Perkins on her |
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retirement as city secretary for the City of DeSoto and extend to |
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her sincere best wishes for the future; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for Ms. Morris-Perkins as an expression of high regard by |
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the Texas House of Representatives. |
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Sherman, Sr. |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 448 was adopted by the House on April |
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1, 2021, by a non-record vote. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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