A small Minnesota city was left blindsided after its entire police force resigned over issues with pay, and without prospects to replace them, city officials announced at a city council meeting Monday night.

The entire police force for the city of Goodhue, Minnesota, which has a population of more than 1,200 residents, tendered their resignations Friday, according to reports. The police force included the chief, one full-time officer, and five part-time employees.

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The officers will remain on duty until Aug. 24, according to NBC News.

"I think we're all a little bit blindsided by it, but we're resilient, and we're going to move forward," Goodhue Mayor Ellen Anderson Buck told FOX 9. "I want to reiterate that we will have police coverage in the city of Goodhue. That is not an issue."

The council meeting was initially planned to discuss pay raises for the officers, but the officers resigned before the meeting took place. Since the resignations were handed in, Anderson Buck claimed the city attorney suggested they pursue other options.

The city is expected to use deputies from the Goodhue County Sheriff’s Office while town officials work to find replacements.

Police Chief Josh Smith previously warned the city about its low pay and competition from larger cities. The city was offering $22 an hour, according to Smith, which is not competitive when other small forces offered $30 an hour.

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"This has been three weeks now, we have zero applicants, and I have zero prospects," Smith said at a city meeting on July 26. "I’ve called every PD around for the youngest guys out there, getting into the game. There's nobody getting into the game. If you want to keep the PD and this is something we want to continue going with, something needs to change dramatically and drastically, and it's got to happen now."

Goodhue is the latest small city in Minnesota that has struggled to keep up with law enforcement demands amid a shortage of officers. The small community of Morris, Minnesota, lost its police force last year and now uses the county's sheriff's office instead.