HomeMy WebLinkAboutMINUTES - 08111998 - C102 TO: Board of Supervisors
FROM: Phil Batchelor, County Administrator
DATE: August 11, 1998 (foovy
SUBJECT: PROPOSED RESPONSE TO REPORT NO. 9804 OF THE
1997-1998 COUNTY GRAND JURY
SPECIFIC REQUEST($)OR RECOMMENDATION(S)&BACKGROUND AND JUSTIFICATION
RECOMMENDATtONJU.
ADOPT this report as the Board of Supervisor's response to the 1997-1998 County Grand Jury Report
No. 9804, "The Year 2000".
AC p E D I
The 1997-1998 County Grand Jury filed the subject report with the Presiding Judge of the Superior Court
on May 21, 1998. In accordance with Section 933(C) of the California Government Code, a response
to this report has been submitted to the Presiding Judge by the Director of the Department of Information
Technology. The Board of Supervisors, as the governing body, must also file its response.
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RECOMMENDATION OF COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR _ RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMI . EE
APPROVE OTHER
SIGNATURE(S):
ACTION OF BOARD ON August 11, 1998 APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED X OTHER
VOTE OF SUPERVISORS:
I HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THIS IS A
X UNANIMOUS(ASSENT - ) TRUE AND CORRECT COPY OF AN
AYES: _ NOES: ACTION TAKEN AND ENTERED
ABSENT: ABSTAIN: ON THE MINUTES OF THE BOARD OF
SUPERVISORS ON THE DATE SHOWN.
ATTESTED: August 11 , 1998
PHIL BATCHELOR,CLERK OF
THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
Contact: Gary Brawn(335-9£739) AND COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR
cc: County Administrator
Superior Court Presiding Judge
Grand Jury Foreperson
County Counsel
BY ,DEPUTY
Board of Supervisors response to
Grand Jury report No. 9804
The Year 2000
Eindinga
Agree with all findings but it should be noted that the report entitled"The information
Technology Strategy"referred to in Recommendation#4 does not address the Year 2400 issue.
ConeluNions
Agree with all conclusions except No. 5.
With regard to Conclusion No. 5 it needs to be noted that the County's Director of information
Technology serves as Co-Chair of a State"Year 2000 External interface Task Force"which is
dealing with external interface design and policy issues.
Rum nes
A. This recommendation will be implemented. The verification of the county's main
systems is scheduled for completion not later than December 31, 1998.
B. This recommendation is being implemented. The Department of information
Technology continuously provides county departments with information on the
status of software and hardware to ensure compatibility with the main system at
Year 2000.
C. This recommendation is being implemented. Actions have been initiated to track
the status of outside entities' compatibility with the county's computer sytems.
D. This recommendation is being implemented. The response to Recommendation C
also applies here.
E. This recommendation is being implemented. The General Services Department is
heading an effort to locate "embedded chips" and to ensure they are Year 2000
compliant.
F. This recommendation has been implemented. Contracts for the purchase of
computers and other types of electronic date sensitive equipment require that such
equipment be Year 2000 compliant.