TAMPA, Fla. — GTE Federal Credit Union's headquarters is expected to soon be selected as a backup site for the city of Tampa in event of an emergency that disrupts municipal services.
Acting on an offer from GTE FCU, Tampa Mayor Pam Iorio visited the 12 1/2 -acre campus of the $2.1 billion credit union on April 22 to see the data and operations centers and plans to present a proposed agreement to Tampa City Council on May 15, the credit union said.
The arrangement would call for the city to use GTE FCU's facilities in event of either a widespread natural disaster, such as a hurricane, or a localized event such as a fire in a city building.
GTE FCU said its technology infrastructure and the city's are “very compatible, and creating this partnership allows for completely separate but pre-staged infrastructure to be in place in order to facilitate emergency operations programs and exercises.”
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