Member Profile

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As Tompkins County Administrator, Jason Molino is Chief Executive Officer of Tompkins County government. A credentialed local government management professional by the International City/County Management Association (ICMA), Mr. Molino joined the County in January 2018, after most recently serving twelve years as City Manager (Chief Executive Officer and Chief Fiscal Officer) of the City of Batavia, New York. While in Batavia, Mr. Molino played a key leadership role in a number of economic and community development initiatives, among them  Achieving New York State Brownfield Opportunity Area designation for Batavia, working with local economic development partners and private sector investors to secure the City’s first Brownfield development in the heart of downtown;  In cooperation with the Batavia City School District, Genesee County, Genesee County IDA, and Batavia Development Corporation, creating the first Brownfield redevelopment PILOT Increment Financing (PIF) District targeted at pooling resources to invest in distressed areas of the City;  Authoring an RPTL 458-r property tax exemption to redevelop zombie and vacant homes, providing up to 25 years of property tax exemption for Batavia property owners;  Securing more than $8 million in grant funds used to underwrite key initiatives in economic development, infrastructure improvements, planning, equipment replacement, and public safety. Administrator Molino holds a Master of Public Administration degree from the Rockefeller College of Public Affairs & Policy, University of Albany, State University of New York, and a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science from Norwich University, Northfield, Vermont. He is also a veteran, having served in the United States Coast Guard Reserve for seven years, achieving the rank of Petty Officer Second Class. He and his wife have three wonderful daughters and one son, and in his limited free time he enjoys hunting, gardening and playing hockey.