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ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT Meeting Date: February 15, 1999 Action Agenda Item No. '~ SUBJECT: Y2K Readiness -Summary Report DEPARTMENT: County Manager PUBLIC HEARING: (Y/N) N. o. , , BUDGET AMENDMENT: (Y/N) lYv - E; ATTACHMENT(S): Y2K Plan Outline (to be distributed 2/15/99) INFORMATION CONTACT: John Link or Rod Visser, ext 2300 TELEPHONE NUMBERS: Hillsborough 732-8181 Chapel Hill 968-4501 Durham 688-7331 Mebane 336-227-2031 PURPOSE: To receive a preliminary report on Orange County's activities and plans for preparing for the Y2K issue. BACKGROUND: County staff are developing a written plan to guide the County's preparations for the potential problems that may develop if the performance of computers and other electronic devices is adversely affected by an inability to recognize the date January 1, 2000. County staff are working in teams to address major areas of concern including computer hardware/software; public safety; external agency interactions; and devices/systems with embedded microchips that may be date-sensitive. Staff will present an outline of the Y2K plan that is being prepared, and will review some of the steps that have been taken since 1998 to enhance the County's Y2K readiness. Major phases that have been/will be undertaken include Y2K awareness; inventory/assessment of equipment/systems for potential vulnerability; correction/replacement of non-Y2K compliant equipment where necessary, appropriate, and feasible; testing of equipment/systems; coordination with vendors/external partners; and contingency planning for continuation of critical services if external Y2K factors adversely affect County operations. RECOMMENDATION(S): The Manager recommends that the Board receive the report as information and provide direction as needed to staff.