(A) To facilitate emergency preparedness planning for Greene County, all departments of Greene County local government shall prepare continuity of operations plans pursuant to directions and guidelines from the emergency management agency. These continuity plans must establish a comprehensive and effective program that maintains the continuity of essential departmental functions during any emergency or other situation that disrupts normal operations. Greene County shall ensure that such contingency plans are consistent with other emergency and disaster plans within Greene County.
(B) These continuities of operations plans shall be reviewed internally on an annual basis, and then submitted to the emergency management agency by the last day of September each year in an emergency management approved format and shall address, at a minimum, the following areas:
(1) Assignment of personnel as the continuity of operations program manager;
(2) Direction and control including authorities and responsibilities of key personnel, the succession of key departmental leadership, and delegations of authority;
(3) Identification of essential and non-essential departmental functions and staffing capabilities required to continue providing essential functions;
(4) Activation, mobilization, relocation, alert, notification and implementation plans for activating the continuity of operations plan;
(5) Alternate facility operations;
(6) Communications (primary and back-up) systems that will be used to keep employees, on-duty and off-duty, informed of departmental response activities, to coordinate employees in order to carry out departmental missions, to keep in contact with customers and suppliers, and to coordinate with the Greene County EOC;
(7) Protection of facilities, equipment, supplies, and vital records;
(8) Recovery and restoration of services including employee support, critical asset repair/ replacement, and the continuity of operations;
(9) Administration and logistics.
(C) Under the direction, and per the standards, of the emergency management agency, each department shall test their continuity of operations plan bi-annually.
(Ord. passed 5-3-21)