A day after council chief executive Jim Lindsay was charged with corruption by the Crime and Corruption Commission, Ipswich mayor Andrew Antoniolli said Paul Tully — Queensland’s longest serving councillor — will quit as deputy mayor before Tuesday.

Mr Tully has been contacted for comment.

There is no suggestion that Mr Tully has been involved in any wrongdoing.

Mr Antoniolli made the comments during a press conference held in the wake of charges being laid against Mr Lindsay and senior official Craig Maudsley this week — which came after former mayor Paul Pisasale was charged with unrelated offences in July.

“There is no forcing out of councillor Tully as deputy mayor,” Mr Antoniolli said in Ipswich this morning. “Councillor Tully intends on standing down before the ordinary meeting next week — which is Tuesday. He has confirmed that with me.”

Mr Antoniolli said the council had suffered in the wake of the CCC investigation, but hoped there would be no further people charged.

“We are struggling as an organisation with what has happened this week,” he said. “It has shocked and rocked us. But as I said we will come through this stronger and better for it.”