By DAVE HAMRICK
Staff Writer

Fayetteville government agencies are “all ready and set” to have computers up and running Jan. 1, 2000, said city finance director Lynn Raven.

But if the computers don't work, a contingency plan is in place to conduct city operations manually, Raven told the City Council last week.

Personal computers in City Hall and in the water and police departments have been tested and are Y2K compliant, said Raven, except for two. Replacement of the noncompliant computers is budgeted for and will be accomplished soon, she said.

Also, the Fire Department's incident reporting software is out of date, she said, and the company that provides it is not offering an upgrade. “We're looking for a vendor to replace that,” she said.

Letters have been sent to utilities and other vendors that affect city operations, and 70 percent have replied that they are Y2K ready, Raven said. A second wave of letters is on its way to the remaining 30 percent.

“We're all ready and set,” she said.