Local Government Continuity of Operations

This manual was developed to provide guidance to local governments for the development and maintenance of Continuity of Operations (COOP) plans. This manual is intended to offer both procedural and operational guidance for the preparation and implementation of a COOP plan. The COOP Worksheets correspond with Virginia’s seven phases of the COOP planning process.  Completing the worksheets assists in assembling the information necessary to develop the critical elements of a COOP plan.