CONTINUITY OF OPERATIONS PLAN TEMPLATE - Sedgwick County

B. Essential COOP PersonnelThe COOP plan should include a roster of fully equipped and trained emergencypersonnel with the authority and ability to perform essential functions andactivities. Staff requirements should be identified by position to avoid thenecessity of frequent updates due to personnel changes. Alternate assignments fornon-emergency staff should also be considered and contact requirements.Annex G (Essential COOP Personnel) provides a listing of essential COOPpersonnel that are necessary to support essential functions and critical processesand services. Additionally, Annex G contains the Essential COOP PersonnelContact List that provides 24/7 contact information for COOP team members,essential COOP personnel, executive and management staff and other emergencypersonnel involved with COOP.The personnel and contact lists maintained in Annex G should be organized toidentify their respective roles, if any, in the COOP organization as described inSection 5 of the Basic Plan (COOP Responsibilities).Personnel and contact information must be reviewed and updated on a quarterlybasis.3. AUTHORITIES AND REFERENCESThis section should outline all supporting authorities and references that have assisted inthe development of this COOP plan and defines lines of succession. State and local lawhas to be reviewed to identify authorities.A. AuthoritiesWhen a state or local organization undertakes the preparation of a COOP plan, itdoes so based on some authority granted to the organization. The COOP planshould acknowledge the documents that provide legal authority for the plan andshould briefly summarize the scope and limitation of that authority.B. ReferencesIn addition to documents that provide the legal authority for COOP planning,other publications will influence the planning effort and resulting plan. Suchdocuments might include those relating to the mission of the department orjurisdiction as well as emergency response plans for the department orjurisdiction. Some references used to develop this template are listed below.Continuity of Operations (COOP) Plan Template, Federal EmergencyManagement Agency (FEMA)11