County Executive

Jason T. Garnar was elected as Broome County’s 9th County Executive in November of 2016. He became the youngest County Executive in Broome County history after serving several terms on the Broome County Legislature. Throughout his first term as Executive, Jason has worked every day to make Broome County the best it can be for its residents, focusing on fixing county finances, workforce development and fighting the opioid epidemic.

Under his leadership, Garnar was the first County Executive in 14 years to propose a tax cut.  Additionally, he took Broome off the New York State Comptroller’s significantly fiscally stressed list and continues to work to restore the county’s previously poor finances by restoring its fund balance from $250,000 when he took office to $6.5 million in two years.

Jason has worked to eliminate eyesores in Broome County and bring new life in their place with new businesses and housing projects. Since he took office, the unemployment rate in Broome County is the lowest it has been in 32 years with big economic development projects such as the DICK’s Sporting Goods Distribution Center in Conklin, the Binghamton University Pharmacy and Nursing Schools in Johnson City and most recently the revitalization of the former EJ Victory Building. He has implemented a number of new cutting edge job programs and is building a new workforce development center in order to fill the over 3,000 open jobs in Broome County.

Jason worked across party lines with state and local leaders to bring life-saving drug treatment services to Broome County at the former Broome Developmental Center, a huge step in helping fight the opioid epidemic. That initiative along with other new programs has cut the fatal drug overdose rate in half.

Jason is committed to investing in public safety, and as a result Broome County went from having the highest crime index rate in 62 counties in 2015 to the lowest amount of index crimes on record in 2018.

Jason has three sons Nolan, Miles and Ben. He enjoys long distance running and rooting for the New York Mets and Duke Blue Devils.


2024 State of the County Address
February 28, 2024
Broome-Tioga BOCES, Binghamton

 

News Release - 2024 State of the County

Full Transcript of 2024 State of the County Address


2024 Budget Address
September 13, 2023
Oakdale Commons, Johnson City

News Release - 2024 Budget Address

Full Transcript of 2024 Budget Address


2023 State of the County Address
February 22, 2023
O.L. Davis Fire Company, Endwell

News Release - 2023 State of the County

Full Transcript of 2023 State of the County Address


2023 Budget Address
September 14, 2022
Endicott-Johnson Victory Shoe Factory, Johnson City

News Release - 2023 Budget Address

Full Transcript of Budget Address


2022 State of the County
February 17, 2022
Broome County Office Building, Binghamton

Full Transcript of State of the County Address


2022 Budget Address
September 16, 2021
Broome County Office Building, Binghamton

News Release - 2022 Budget Address

Full Transcript of Budget Address


2021 State of the County
February 18, 2021
Broome County Office Building, Binghamton

News Release - 2021 State of the County

Full Transcript of State of the County


2021 Budget Address
September 10, 2020

Broome County Office Building, Binghamton

News Release - 2021 Budget Address

Full Transcript of Budget Address


2020 State of the County
February 11, 2019
Broome County Workforce Development Center, Johnson City

News Release - 2020 State of the County: Broome WORKS

Full Transcript of State of the County

2020 State of the County Tour


2020 Budget Address
September 10, 2019
GiGi's Playhouse Southern Tier Chapter, Vestal

News Release - For Second Year in a Row, County Executive Jason Garnar Proposes Tax Cut

Full Transcript of Budget Address

2020 Proposed Budget

2020 Budget Address Tour


2019 State of the County Address
February 26, 2019
ANSCO Lofts, Binghamton

Power of Partnerships

News Release- 2019 State of the County: Power of Partnerships

Full Transcript of State of the County


2019 Executive Budget Address
September 12, 2018
DICK'S Sporting Goods Distribution Center, Conklin

Main Entrance to Dick's Sporting Goods Distribution Center

News Release: County Executive Garnar Presents 2019 Executive Budget Proposal

Full Transcript of Budget Address

2019 Proposed Budget


2018 State of the County Address
February 26, 2018
Animal Adventure Park, Harpursville

Broome County Executive, Jason Garnar, Delivering the 2018 State of the County at Animal Adventure

Building a Better Broome, 2018 State of the County Address

Transcript of 2018 State of the County Address

Schedule of State of the County Tour for March and April