Rotorua Lakes Council's chief operating officer has resigned from his role.
Dave Foster said his resignation would be effective from Friday.
He was appointed as the council's chief financial officer in October 2013 after previously being chief financial officer for Auckland Transport.
Prior to that, he was chief financial officer for Manukau City Council, Local Government Sector Manager for the Office of the Auditor-General and chief financial officer for Wanganui District Council.
Mr Foster said he had decided to "go and do other things, probably consulting work".