Roles and Responsibilities

Head of Agency
 Responsible for the continuation of essential services during an emergency
 Responsible for ensuring that continuity programs are appropriately resourced
 Signs off on the final plans and policies developed by the Continuity Planning
Team
 Ensures development of strategic continuity vision and overarching policy
 Ensures appointment of key continuity personnel and the development of a
program budget for adequate facilities, equipment and training

Senior Leadership
 Designates a Continuity Coordinator
 Approves all required continuity plans and programs
 Notifies appropriate offices and organizations upon execution of continuity plans
 Supports the work of the Continuity Coordinator for their organization, including
providing the necessary budgetary and other resources to support the continuity
program as required

Continuity Coordinator
 Provides overall continuity coordination for the organization
 Is in charge of leading and coordinating the continuity planning
 Coordinates the continuity input of the organization and ensuring those inputs
reflect and support the intent of the overall continuity plan and the sustainment
of essential functions
 Prepares an annual summary of planning activities to the Appointed Officials
and Organization Heads
 Directs and participates in periodic cross-jurisdictional continuity exercise
 Establishes a Multi-Year Strategy and Program Management Plan designed to
achieve continuity objectives
  Develops and administers a continuity program budget and submitting funding
requirements to the agency lead
 Serves as an advocate for the continuity plan and program

Continuity Planning Team

 Develops and updates the continuity plan of the organization
 Serves as the principal continuity coordinating organization and forum for
exchanging ideas and information regarding continuity planning, procedures and
resources for that organization
 Understands the role that adjacent jurisdictions and organizations might be
expected to play in certain types of emergency conditions and what support
those adjacent organizations might provide
 Understands the limits of their continuity resources and support capabilities
 Anticipating the point at which adjacent organizational or mutual aid resources
will be required