STORY:
Colorado Y2K Prepared

Contingency plans in place to move elderly, sick and prisoners in case of problems

Colorado State officials are nearly 100-percent sure there will be no serious computer Y2K bug problems with state related agencies. The Governor's Task Force on Year 2000 Readiness has released a report on public safety and corrections. According to news accounts, the report says the sector is fully prepared for any Y2K issues that may arise with contingency plans in place.

The state has made contingency plans for emergency services for the elderly, the disabled, homebound sick, hospitals, hospice facilities, nursing homes and child care facilities.

The Colorado National Guard will have its 28 National Guard Armories open Dec. 31 and Jan. 1, to provide safe havens for any elderly, disabled residents or in the event a hospital, nursing home or hospice facility has a power or heating failure during the winter weather.

The state corrections systems is spending $800,000 to upgrade it's computer systems with full compliance expected by September 30. Plans call for inmates at small minimum security prisons to be moved to larger prisons for the holiday period. More than 2,000 other prisoners will be released temporarily with electronic monitor devices on them.

Police agencies are making plans to handle New Year's Eve event crowds that are four to five times larger than community populations. Most public safety agencies have cancelled vacations for its employees in order to be fully staffed during the New Year's Eve holiday.

Source: Associated Press

DATE: 07/30/99

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