Office of the Law Director Mark Russell

It is an honor to serve as your Law Director, every day of my service is dedicated to putting you first, as I have done for 20 years. I continue my commitment to working for you, going above and beyond the statutory obligations of the Office. Some examples of the sucess we have had working together are:
 

• FOCUSED ON NEIGHBORHOOD WELLNESS:
   
  Holding responsible parties accountable, applying effective leadership, we have improved successful prosecutions from 70% since taking Office to over 90% year in and year out.
   
  Implementing successful programs such as Neighborhood Wellness Program, which concentrates resources toward the elimination and removal of nuisances from our neighborhoods, making our neighborhoods a great place to live and raise families.
   
• WORKING FOR YOU EFFECTIVELY AND EFFICIENTLY
   
  Taking action to increase our community's job base with a heightened priority to facilitate job creation and job retention - City Hall Jobs and Job Creation Information Center.

  Implementing Marion's successful City Electric and Natural Gas Aggregation program saving participants over $5,500,000 since inception.
   
  Collecting monies due taxpayers, defending taxpayers funds from frivolous law suits, providing competent advice to our community's law enforcement agencies, your City Council, department heads and Administrators.

I urge any person who may have questions or comments to contact me directly by email: lawdirectormarion@gmail.com or by telephone (740) 387-3777