TWO members of a town council are to resign over concerns about how the authority is run.
Green Party members Katharina Boettge and David Kirwan will formally announce their resignation at a meeting of Kimberley Town Council this evening.
The pair both said they feel the council has been spending too much and that it needs to improve its relationship with members of the community.
Mr Kirwan, who joined following local elections in 2011, feels the council has overspent on staff and local projects.
Mr Kirwan said the Greens' resignations would also create the opportunity for a council by-election, provided Kimberley residents support the idea.
Ms Boettge has been working as the council's press officer and as a member of its amenities and estates committee since last year.
She said: "When I joined I wanted to do something for the community. I thought it would be interesting.
"I think we spend too much money and we're not being given the opportunity to scrutinise."
Ms Boettge claims that she has not received financial reports in advance of meetings in order for her to study them before they are discussed.
Both councillors also said they were worried about the way in which the authority had dealt with residents.
Earlier this month, chair David Nunn rang the police when residents refused to leave a meeting during an item meant for discussion excluding the public and press.
Ms Boettge said: "They were protesting and think they should have been given the right opportunity to represent their case. I don't think calling the police is going to help build bridges between the council and the community."
Mr Kirwan added: "I am totally content that what they're doing is for the good of the community.
"The council has done an awful lot but it's a democracy and we need to be able to listen to everybody and bring in other people's ideas."
Mr Nunn said the council would not comment until the councillors resigned.