WESTERN COVENTRY FIRE DISTRICT
1110 Victory Highway
Greene, Rhode Island 02827
Phone (401) 397-7520
Fax (401) 397-1084
www.wcfd.net
Standard Administrative Procedure (SAP) Committee Meeting
Wednesday, September 8, 2010
Minutes
(Not yet accepted by the SAP Committee)
1. The meeting was called to order at 19:00 at the Summit Station.
2. Present at the meeting were committee members Richard Holt, Kent Novak, Skip Mays and John
Humble. Also present was Earl Mann. Committee member Interim Chief Russell Lacaillade was not
present.
3. On an approved motion made by Skip Mays and seconded by Kent Novak, the minutes of the August
25, 2010 SAP Committee meeting were accepted.
4. On a unanimously approved motion made by Richard Holt and seconded by Skip Mays, the latest
version of Sap 5116.00 Complaints was approved as amended for submission to the Board of Directors.
It was further agreed that SAP 5116.00 will suffice as a procedure for the resolution of grievances
internal to the Department and Board of Directors.
5. On a unanimously approved motion made by Skip Mays and seconded by Kent Novak, the latest version
of Sap 4570.00 Property Disposal Procedure was approved for submission to the Board of Directors.
6. On a unanimously approved motion made by Skip Mays and seconded by Richard Holt, the latest
version of Sap 5211.05 Property Disposal Procedure was approved as amended for submission to the
Board of Directors.
7. On a unanimously approved motion made by Skip Mays and seconded by Kent Novak, the latest version
of Sap 7900.00 Rescue Recovery Funds was approved as amended for submission to the Board of
Directors.
8. Further editing will be performed on SAP 5210.00 to include giving authorization to the clerk to update
the SAP/SOP index as needed in a timely manner.
9. Addressing SAP 5216.00 Correspondence was tabled for a future meeting.
10. Addressing SAP 5354.00 Harassment was tabled pending advisement from VFIS. However, it was
agreed that the District’s written policy on harassment should be a SAP only and not included in the
Department’s SOP manual in order to avoid confusion and discrepancies.
11. John Humble stated that he and Capt. Guastini met with Kim Dawson of the Dawson Group on
8/31/2010 to obtain guidance on establishing a HIPAA policy. The creation of a draft policy will be
attempted in preparation for the next SAP committee meeting.
12. The next SAP Committee meeting was scheduled for 19:00, October 13, 2010 at the Summit Station.
13. On an approved motion made by Skip Mays and seconded by Richard Holt, this meeting adjourned at
21:09 with the understanding that items on the agenda that had not been addressed will be carried
forward.
WCFD SAP Committee Members
John Humble (C), Kent Novak, Richard Holt, Skip Mays, Interim Chief Russell Lacaillade