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Sharon approves $45 monthly cell-phone stipend for parks director
Summary
At a June 23 special meeting, the Sharon Parks and Recreation board approved a $45-per-month stipend to compensate Director Bryan Failla for use of his personal cell phone; the motion passed unanimously among five members present.
At a special meeting June 23, 2026, the Sharon Parks and Recreation board approved a $45-per-month cell-phone stipend for its director, Bryan Failla, the minutes show. The meeting was listed at the Lions Club Pavilion with a 5:30 p.m. start; the minutes record the meeting was called to order at 5:34 p.m. and adjourned at 5:36 p.m.
The motion, moved by F. Handelman and seconded by R. Aakjar, was recorded in the minutes as: "Approve the Town of Sharon to pay Bryan Failla $45.00 per month, as a stipend for the use of his cell phone as Director of Sharon Parks and Recreation." The motion "carried" with all five members present voting in favor. Present members listed in the minutes were M. Aakjar; R. Aakjar; F. Handelman (by phone); S. Eldridge (by phone); and D. Christensen. Absent were M. Levengood; M. Purdy; and B. Chatfield.
The minutes do not specify the funding source, effective date, or whether the stipend is taxable or processed through payroll; those details were not included in the record. The minutes were signed "Respectfully submitted" by Donna Christensen and filed by the Town Clerk's Office on June 24, 2026, at 3:44 p.m.
No further discussion, conditions, or amendments to the stipend were recorded in the minutes. The meeting adjourned at 5:36 p.m.
