TIM RUSSELL
Alabama Department of Revenue
Montgomery, Alabama

Mr. Russell serves as the chief executive officer of the Alabama Department of Revenue. The commissioner is appointed by and serves at the pleasure of the governor. On Feb. 22, 2008, Gov. Bob Riley appointed Tim Russell, former three-term mayor of Foley and former president of Baldwin Mutual Insurance Company, to the post of State Revenue Commissioner, effective March 3, 2008. As state revenue commissioner, Commissioner Russell is responsible for the operation and management of the Alabama Department of Revenue. In addition to the administration, collection and enforcement of over 50 state taxes and fees, with annual collections exceeding $8 billion, the commissioner is also, by law, the Ex-Officio Land Commissioner. As Ex-Officio Land Commissioner, the commissioner must oversee the sales of all property acquired and sold by the state for delinquent property taxes. By law, the Commissioner of Revenue also serves on the State Records Commission, the Alabama Education Authority, the Alabama Public School Corporation, the Enterprise Zone Advisory Council, the State Industrial Development Authority, and the Alabama Commerce Commission.