Regional Long Term Regional Recovery Steering Committee

Mission:

Working together with the State Recovery Steering Committee and with local Recovery Committees,

Regional Recovery Steering Committees will coordinate efforts at a regional level and provide support to local efforts to develop a comprehensive and effective path to recovery from the COVID-19 public health emergency for all Connecticut residents and all communities.

Regional Recovery Steering Committees will:

• Solicit input from impacted constituencies to identify short- and long-term unmet needs/gaps in resources to the State Recovery Steering Committee (ESF-14), assigning priorities and offering feasible ideas for potential solutions as possible;
• Coordinate efforts to assess local and regional recovery needs and to develop responsive recovery plans with an emphasis on forward-leaning vision and resiliency as key goals;
• Ensure communication regarding plans, resources, and guidance with Local Recovery Committees;
• Develop Recovery Support Function Working Groups appropriate to the Region to build and implement an equitable, accessible, and effective recovery planning process; support regional and local response efforts by helping identify key leaders and organizations who can contribute;
• In coordination with the State Recovery Steering Committee (ESF-14), develop and implement recovery progress measures to support and influence course-changes as recovery progresses;
• Develop a long-term strategy to ensure that regions can mitigate risk over time and create resilient recovery systems so that communities can recover more quickly after future disasters.