The votes from last year’s Shoalhaven City Council election will be recounted for a third time to find a replacement for Jason Cox.

He has resigned, effective immediately, after appearing in Nowra Local Court on Wednesday to face charges of common assault and damaging property.

Cr Cox had been arrested by South Coast Police on Tuesday night following an alleged incident in Bomaderry.

Shoalhaven Mayor Patricia White issued a brief statement on Thursday to announce Cr Cox had resigned after they had met earlier that morning to discuss his situation.

“This morning, I held discussions with Cr Jason Cox and following this he has tendered his resignation, effective immediately,” Cr White announced.

“There are serious matters before the Court which precludes me from making further comment.”

The NSW Electoral Commission will conduct a recount of the Ward 1 votes to determine his replacement.

Last November, Mitchell Pakes gave up his spot on Council due to health concerns and Shoalhaven Indpendents Group colleague Denise Kemp replaced him in Ward 3.

Fellow Ward 3 Councillor Natalee Johnston resigned in August due to her “fundamental concerns” about the “culture of the elected Council” and the Independent politician was replaced by Debbie Killian from The Greens.

Shoalhaven City Council has been in the headlines recently for all the wrong reasons.

Last month, Federal Member for Gilmore Fiona Phillips said the appointment of former Liberal Party politician Andrew Constance "smacks of political bastardry" after he was named the new Shoalhaven City Council CEO.

Cr White admitted to handing out flyers for Constance in his failed federal election campaign for Gilmore earlier this year but claimed that she was not aligned to the Liberals.