County Commissioner Butch Patterson, who represents the Seventh District, submitted his resignation from the legislative body on Monday. Patterson explains in his letter that he recently sold his house within the Seventh District and now resides outside the district. State law requires that a member of a county commission reside within and be a qualified voter inside the district represented. âIt has been my great honor to serve the people of the 7th District as well as all Greene County citizens the last six and a half years,â Patterson wrote in his resignation letter. âI want to thank all the current and previous commissioners, department heads and the employees of Greene County for their hard work, commitment and desire to make Greene County a better place to live. It has been a real pleasure getting to know them and work alongside these fine people. I have learned a great deal about our county and consider myself lucky to have served on the County Commission.â