When conducting community-wide planning, local government should consider establishing a Disaster Recovery Planning Committee. Working together, the committee would assist with the development of recovery plans for the local community. The committee would include representatives from local government, nonprofits, private utilities, and the business community. The public works agency will be a part of this committee.

The primary function of the committee is policy development. This policy includes guidelines for:

• Short-term recovery efforts
• Long-term recovery efforts