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5.6 5.6 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: