Marcia Martin, Longmont’s Ward 2 representative to city council, during Tuesday’s meeting announced she will be resigning effective Dec. 31. “During this difficult time, I’ve done my best to serve my constituents,” Martin said in her address to residents and council. Concerns from members of council and residents about her extended absence and the standard it sets for future council members created controversy in the last few months of Martin’s tenure. Council unanimously approved a motion in May to allow Martin to participate in meetings remotely until she is able to return. “We need her vote,” Peck said in the July meeting.