The Mayor of Russell and Warden of the United Counties of Prescott and Russell (UCPR) is being tapped to be the Chief Administrative Officer of The Nation municipality, pending the passing of a by-law to approve the appointment. A special closed-door session of council is scheduled for Tuesday, April 2, at 5:30 p.m. Leroux began contacting the mayors of the UCPR on Friday, March 29, to inform them he would be resigning from politics and taking on the new position