BUFFALO, N.Y. — The Buffalo Fire Department clerk who spent seven and a half years on paid leave — costing taxpayers nearly $600,000 for no work — has retired. Officially, Jill Repman’s last day on the job was Nov. 30, according to the Office of the State Comptroller.
In reality, she hasn’t done a lick of work for the fire department since accused of wrongdoing in January 2016 and suspended with pay. Even after being ordered back to work in September, Repman used vacation days and other paid time off to avoid coming to work before filing for retirement.
It’s been nearly eight years since the city accused Repman — known then by her married name, Jill Parisi — of boosting her take-home pay by zeroing out mandatory federal tax deductions. She was subsequently suspended and served with departmental charges. The city intended to fire her, according to records provided to Investigative Post by the city’s law department.
