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SERVICESThone Review -Audit Utility Bills-10-1-12
RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING ENGAGEMENT OF SERVICES OF
PHONEREVIEW TO AUDIT UTILITY BILLS
RESOLUTION NO.: , 2012
INTRODUCED BY:
WHO MOVED ITS ADOPTION
SECONDED BY:
WHEREAS, the Queensbury Town Board wishes to engage the services of a consultant to
audit the Town's utility bills (i.e., electric, natural gas and telephone) in an effort to have any billing
errors eliminated and obtain a refund or credit for such time as any errors may have existed, and
WHEREAS,PhoneReview has offered to perform such auditing services, and
WHEREAS, the fees for PhoneReview's provision of such auditing services would be: 1)
35% of any amounts credited to or collected by the Town for any past billing errors; and 2) for
future savings realized from both the reduction in billing due to removal of overcharged items and
saving realized by effecting changes suggested by PhoneReview,would be equal to 35% of the first
24 months of savings, as set forth in PhoneReview's Client Agreement presented at this meeting,
NOW, THEREFORE,BE IT
RESOLVED,that the Queensbury Town Board hereby approves and authorizes engagement
of the auditing services of PhoneReview and further authorizes and directs the Town Supervisor to
sign the Client Agreement substantially in the form presented at this meeting, with the costs of the
auditing services to be paid for from recovery of past utility over-billings as well as reductions in
ongoing billings, and
BE IT FURTHER,
RESOLVED, that the Town Board further authorizes and directs the Town Supervisor,
Budget Officer and/or Town Counsel to take any further action necessary to effectuate the terms of
this Resolution.
Duly adopted this I st day of October, 2012, by the following vote:
AYES
NOES
ABSENT: