December 14, 2005 GAC Update
No Council meeting this week. The next meeting will be held on Monday December 19, 2005.
On Friday December 16 Mayor Sullivan and City Manager Healy will announce the City’s implementation of the Cambridge Corporate Emergency Access System.
Cambridge Corporate Emergency Access System
On Friday, December 16 at 10:00 a.m. Mayor Michael A. Sullivan and City Manager Robert W. Healy are announcing that they have taken steps to ensure that businesses in Cambridge remain operational wherever possible in the wake of an emergency or disaster, by implementing the new Corporate Emergency Assessment System (CEAS). The press conference will take place at Cambridge City Hall, Sullivan Chamber.
The CEAS program was designed by the Business Network of Emergency Resources (BNet), a not-for-profit organization dedicated to establishing practical, effective emergency and crisis management solutions through partnerships between local government and business.
CEAS is a credentialing program that operates in conjunction with local government; the program gives companies the ability to access their workplace quickly following an emergency event that results in travel or access restrictions. By allowing businesses to initiate a reentry and recovery process as quickly as possible, companies can maintain core IT systems, meet regulatory requirements and secure critical data and records in the aftermath of an emergency; all with the aim of continuing the functions of business throughout or soon after a disaster.
