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1 HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION
2 WHEREAS, Units of local government and school districts
3 throughout the State are grappling with the problems
4 presented by the need for computer recognition of date
5 changes in the year 2000; and
6 WHEREAS, The enormity of this impending crisis may
7 overwhelm the ability of some units of local government and
8 school districts to properly focus the resources and talents
9 of their officials and employees on facing the challenges
10 posed by the year 2000 dilemma; and
11 WHEREAS, For counties, municipalities, special
12 districts, and school districts of every size in Illinois, a
13 lack of preparedness for the year 2000 may affect a broad
14 scope of activities ranging from constituent services to
15 office administration and could result in consequences that
16 endanger public health and safety and wreak financial havoc
17 with public budgets; and
18 WHEREAS, As with any massive undertaking, a sharing of
19 information and ideas may inspire creative solutions and
20 engender cooperative efforts that render the year 2000
21 computer compliance problems more manageable; therefore be it
22 RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
23 NINETY-FIRST GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, THE
24 SENATE CONCURRING HEREIN, that we urge the units of local
25 government and school districts throughout Illinois to
26 cooperate in their approaches to dealing with the year 2000
27 computer date recognition problem, and that in that spirit we
28 declare August 1, 1999 as Year 2000 Preparedness Day in this
29 State; and be it further
30 RESOLVED, That we urge municipalities on that day to
31 invite representatives of their counties and of neighboring
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1 villages, school districts, and special districts to a public
2 meeting at which they may discuss the problems confronting
3 them, possible solutions, and priorities for implementing
4 policies and procedures; and be it further
5 RESOLVED, That we also urge the hosting municipalities
6 to seek input and participation in these public meetings from
7 computer compliance experts and from the businesses and
8 organizations within their communities that will be affected
9 by year 2000 computer problems and may already have
10 experience in addressing those problems; and be it further
11 RESOLVED, That we also urge units of local government and
12 school districts throughout the State to keep their
13 communities informed of their progress in overcoming year
14 2000 computer date recognition problems and to alleviate
15 public concerns by responding to inquiries in a forthright
16 and open manner; and be it further
17 RESOLVED, That suitable copies of this resolution be
18 presented to each member of the General Assembly for
19 distribution to the municipalities in his or her district.