Melbourne City councillor Tessa Sullivan has resigned, saying she and other women had experienced "repeated sexual harassment which had made their workplace intolerable".

Ms Sullivan resigned on Friday afternoon.

Tessa Sullivan, who resigned as a councillor at Melbourne City Council on Friday. Credit:Melbourne City Council

The Age sent a list of questions on Saturday about the resignation to council chief executive Ben Rimmer and the council's media manager.

Late on Saturday, the council sent a short statement in reply, on behalf of Ms Sullivan.