The first time councillor said on Wednesday he would depart the role at the municipal election on September 4.

"To be honest the last year has convinced me that I've had enough," he said.

"It's been good but there's frustrations and I've got plenty else to do."

Cr Stuchbery said he was disappointed at the lack of research assistance provided to councillors if they wanted to challenge the thinking presented by city staff on issues for debate.

"If you're going to do it (the job) you may as well do it properly and at times it was very hard to make an informed decision because you couldn't inform yourself," he said.

Cr Stuchbery cited his failed battle against traffic lights replacing a roundabout at Thurgoona Drive and Elizabeth Mitchell Drive.

He said staff were "hellbent" on having lights and presented "rubbery figures" about growth that had resulted in his opinion a poor outcome where traffic banks up from the signals to the Hume Freeway.

"It's completing not functional but staff claim it's functioning as it should," Cr Stuchbery said.

Asked what he learned from being a councillor, the medico said "that the vast majority of the population has got no interest" in local government.

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"Most people's interactions with council are paying rates and bitching about how much they cost," he said.

"No one attends meetings and very few put in public submissions."

Cr Stuchbery's highlights included progress on a Murray River holiday park and a greater focus on procuring goods and services locally.

He is the second councillor to flag his exit, following deputy mayor Amanda Cohn.

Murray King, Darren Cameron and Henk van de Ven are recontesting with David Thurley outlining his ticket on Wednesday.

Alice Glachan is expected to seek another term, while mayor Kevin Mack and Graham Docksey are publicly non-committal.

Cr Thurley, who at 74 is the council's oldest, says he still has new ideas to offer.

"I'm not old and stale," he said.

""Everyone is saying 'new faces, new faces, new faces' and I agree with that but returning six or seven new councillors does put a lot of pressure on them and if we can keep some older councillors it helps provide stability."

Cr Thurley, a retired chemical engineer, noted he had a 100 per cent attendance rate at council meetings compared to just over 60 per cent for Cr Cameron.

"Everyone should ask what their councillors' record is like," Cr Thurley said.

Those on his election ticket are retired school teacher Mark Doyle, parent representative Esther Heather, forestry consultant John Moore and semi-retiree Michael Machin.

Nominations to stand formally open with the NSW Electoral Commission on July 26 and close August 4.

A ballot draw will be held the following day.

Prepoll voting begins on Monday August 23 and runs until September 3.

Election day is officially September 4 with booths to be opened at sites across Albury from 8am to 6pm on that date.