In August 2015, the Commissioners Court approved the County of El Paso Continuity of Operations Plan (COOP) for all County Departments. The purpose of the COOP was to ensure County Departments would be able to restore all essential functions at an alternate site within 12 hours after an event and sustain those functions for a period of up to 30 days if necessary.
On March 16, 2020, due to the COVID-19 Pandemic, the Commissioners Court activated the COOP for all County Departments providing non-essential services. Since that time, the majority of County employees have either been providing essential services onsite or have been providing services through a Teleworking capacity.
On April 30, 2020, the County Judge’s office formed an internal committee (Reconstitution of Operations Plan or ROOP committee) to take the lead in creating a Recovery Response Plan so that the County can return employees safely to the worksite. The ROOP committee working in conjunction with multiple County Departments, Department Heads, Elected Officials, and City of El Paso administrative and medical personnel have created a Reconstitution of Operations Plan along with several internal supplemental documents.
The purpose of the ROOP is to expand on the Reconstitution section of the COOP and provide the preliminary framework for continuing or reconstituting various County operations in a safe and effective manner. This Plan is a foundational document intended to provide guidance to departments in developing their unique annexes, with the understanding that the ROOP will evolve in response to changing community priorities based on COVID-19.
The primary focus is on minimizing the risk of COVID-19 exposure to County employees and the public within County facilities. The ROOP committee has prepared a presentation and is seeking approval from the Commissioners Court for the implementation of the County of El Paso COVID 19 evolving Reconstitution of Operations Plan for all El Paso County departments and for the development of individual department Plan annexes.
The County of El Paso COVID-19 Reconstitution of Operations Plan (ROOP) has been reviewed by the County Attorney's Office.