Former Hempstead, N.Y. Mayor James Garner is Nassau County's new chief deputy comptroller.
Nassau County Comptroller George Maragos announced Garner's promotion June 9. He served the last four years as the county's deputy comptroller of claims, payroll and employee benefits.
Garner was elected to four terms as mayor of Hempstead from 1989 to 2005.
While leading New York's largest village government, Garner served as president of the U.S. Conference of Mayors from 2003 to 2004.
"For the last four years James Garner has done an outstanding job for the County by flawlessly managing the employees' payroll and benefits and saving taxpayers money by overseeing and scrutinizing all vendor claims," Maragos said in a statement. "I have the utmost confidence in James that he will continue to serve Nassau County taxpayers honorably in his new capacity."
Nassau County is rated A2 by Moody's Investors Service, A by Fitch Ratings and A-plus by Standard & Poor's. The county is located just east of New York City with a population of roughly $1.3 million.
