District 4 Council Member· 2022–2026
Karen Cherry-Brown
Duncanville
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Voice
- Meetings spoken in
- 3
- Total speaking time
- 3:08
- Avg per meeting
- 1:03
- Segments
- 40
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Top issues during term (11)(Public Safety)
Automated Surveillance Cameras and Drone Funding
Involves an Axon technology contract allocation of $340,575.
Community Engagement and Public Input
Utilizes existing staff resources and communications infrastructure.
Police and Fire Civil Service Eligibility and Testing
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Commission Leadership and Mission Review
Police and Courts Needs Assessment
Future capital improvement costs and potential debt issuance.
Emergency Notification Systems Evaluation
Potential software subscription costs for citywide alert platforms.
Civil Service Personnel Suspensions
Post-Storm Communications Review
None directly associated with the review.
National Night Out and Public Safety Engagement
The program is free for residents, saving households the cost of purchasing and installing new safety equipment.
public safety leadership
The salary and resource allocation decisions made by the new chief will directly influence how our local tax dollars are spent on emergency equipment and staffing.
fire code updates
Property owners and developers might need to spend extra cash to bring their buildings up to the new safety codes.
Moved or seconded (10)
Motions Cherry-Brown personally put forward or seconded. Attribution comes from the minutes; where the minutes name somebody we cannot match to the roster we leave it out rather than guess, so this is a floor, not a total.
- secondedpassed 7-02026-05-05
Councilmember Don McBurnett made a motion to approve the item
- secondedpassed 7-02026-04-07
to close the public hearing
- secondedpassed 7-02026-04-07
to approve the item
- secondedpassed 5-22026-03-03
Councilmember Jeremy Koontz made a motion to approve the item
- secondedpassed 7-02026-03-03
Consider a resolution to adopt the new Community Pillars, Core Values and Mission Statement
Title matched to the agenda, not quoted from the motion
- secondedpassed 7-02026-03-03
Mayor Pro-Tem DeMonica Gooden made a motion to approve the item
- movedpassed 7-02026-01-20
Table Arts and Cultural District Steering Committee Nominations
Title matched to the agenda, not quoted from the motion
- secondedpassed 5-12026-01-06
approve the item
- secondedpassed 6-02026-01-06
Conduct a public hearing for consideration and action for ZONE-2025-00018 request of Costco Wholesale, applicant, for a Specific Use Permit (SUP) to allow for accessory and incidental fuel pumps, on real property located at 250 W. Highway 67, legally described as Lot 2, Block A of Three Corners
Title matched to the agenda, not quoted from the motion
- secondedpassed 6-02026-01-06
Miscellaneous Expenses • Reimbursements for special events offered in conjunction with conference meetings will be authorized for the employee or official. Reimbursement will also be made for attendance by the spouse when attendance by both is
Title matched to the agenda, not quoted from the motion
Decisions during term (1)
Recorded while Cherry-Brown was in office — not necessarily decisions they moved, spoke to, or voted on.
Voting record (0)(Public Safety)
No votes found matching Public Safety.