352.2009
RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING ENGAGEMENT OF AUDIT MASTERS TO
CONDUCT AUDIT OF FRANCHISE FEES
RESOLUTION NO.: 352, 2009
INTRODUCED BY: Mr. John Strough WHO MOVED ITS ADOPTION
SECONDED BY: Mr. Tim Brewer
WHEREAS, the Town of Queensbury has been approached by Audit Masters, a company
offering to audit the Town’s receipt of franchise fees from Time Warner Cable, Inc., in order to ensure
the accuracy of fees made to the Town and which review could provide a possible recovery of
unreported revenue to the Town, and
WHEREAS, Audit Masters’ fee to the Town for such services is fifty-percent (50%) of actual
refunded fees or credits the Town receives as a result of Audit Masters’ services, and if there is no such
recovery, there is no fee for the services, and
WHEREAS, the Town’s Budget Officer has have reviewed the proposal and has
recommended that the Town engage Audit Masters, and
WHEREAS, the Town Board would like Audit Masters to review and analyze the Town’s
proposed cable TV revenue fee language and report to the Town their conclusions and any
suggestion in improvements, and
WHEREAS, the Town Board wishes to authorize engagement of Audit Masters,
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT
RESOLVED, that the Queensbury Town Board hereby authorizes engagement of Audit
Masters to review the Town of Queensbury’s receipt of franchise fees from Time Warner Cable, Inc.,
together with a provision
as more fully set forth in Audit Masters’ proposal presented at this meeting
in form agreeable to Audit Masters and Town Counsel concerning Audit Masters’ review and
analysis of the Town’s proposed cable TV revenue fee language with their conclusions and
recommendations
, and
BE IT FURTHER,
RESOLVED, that the Town Board further authorizes and directs the Town Supervisor to sign
any needed agreement or documentation and the Town Supervisor and/or Budget Officer to take any
other actions needed to effectuate the terms of this Resolution.
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Duly adopted this 16 day of November, 2009, by the following vote:
AYES : Mr. Brewer, Mr. Stec, Mr. Metivier, Mr. Montesi, Mr. Strough
NOES : None
ABSENT: None