Date: 07/30/2009
Final
Discussion of Legislative Continuity Planning Efforts
LEGISLATIVE EMERGENCY EPIDEMIC RESPONSE
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10:01 AM -- Discussion of Legislative Continuity Planning Efforts
Senator Sandoval directed the committee's attention to the executive summary of the Continuity of Operations Plan created by the Legislative Management Team (Attachment A). She explained the major points included in the plan, which presents a logical flow of events to respond to major disruptions in essential functions, mission critical services, and technology infrastructure. Each legislative agency is required to have a plan to:
- continue or resume time-sensitive operations of the essential functions identified by the agency, including the identification of minimum staffing requirements needed to perform those essential functions;
- activate the resumption and support of essential functions, including documentation of the agency's chain of command structure and identification of the decision makers and positions that will perform necessary work operations;
- identify the responsibilities of key staff members assigned to perform essential functions and steps necessary to progress toward resumption of normal business operations of the agency;
- describe how the agency will communicate and coordinate with staff members through the use of agency-specific emergency contact lists and telephone trees;
- achieve each of the above objectives in a timely, efficient, and cost-effective manner; and
- return to a permanent operating environment.