A small-town Oklahoma police chief and the head of a police department have resigned without much explanation.

WASHINGTON, Nov. 3 (AP): The police chief and three officers who make up the four-member Geary, Oklahoma, police department and two city council members have resigned without much explanation. Former police chief Alicia Ford did not give specific reasons for her resignation Thursday, but wrote on social media that the decision was difficult.

“It is with great sadness that I and the rest of the Geary Police Department will no longer serve this community,” Ford wrote, “but it was the right decision for me and the other officers.” Ford, without going into detail, encouraged residents of the city of about 1,000 people, located about 50 miles (80 kilometers) northwest of Oklahoma City, to get to know the city council “and to be as involved in the life of the city as possible, especially to be present at city council meetings. »

Ford did not immediately return a telephone message for comment Saturday. A woman who answered the phone Saturday at a number listed for Mayor Waylan Upchego said “not at this time” when a reporter asked to speak with Upchego about the resignation. The city in a statement thanked the former chief and officers and wished them well and said an interim police chief had been selected and that the Blaine and Canadian County sheriff’s offices would assist in patrolling the city.

“We would like to inform our citizens that we are conducting business as usual,” the statement said. “If you have an emergency, call 911 as normal and an officer will be dispatched to assist you.” City Council members Glen “Rocky” Coleman Jr. and Christy Miller also announced their resignations, leaving the four-member council with just one member due to a previous vacancy.

Coleman wrote on social media that his values ​​do not align with the city’s direction and said communication between the administration and council is “substantially lacking” but offered no further explanation. “Council members are almost the last to know anything,” Coleman wrote. . “There are often times when I don’t know something (what’s planned) until the meeting starts.” Miller did not immediately return a call to the number listed for her.