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TELEPHONE - PHONE BILLING EXAMINERS CONTRACT
RESOLUTION NO. R88-136
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
PLAINVIEW, TEXAS AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR TO EXECUTE A
CONTRACT WITH PHONE BILLING EXAMINERS (PBX) AUDITING THE
CITY TELEPHONE BILLINGS.
WHEREAS, PBX, of Arlington, Texas, has proposed
telephone billings for the City of Plainview; and
to. audit
WHEREAS, the City is anticipating that said audit will result in
a savings, and reduction of future telephone bills for the City of
Plainview; and ·
WHEREAS, a copy of the proposed contract establishing the terms
and conditions of said audit are attached and hereby made a permanent
part of this Resolution.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City
of Plainview, Texas that the Mayor is authorized to execute an
agreement with PBX, for auditing the telephone billings of the City
of Plainview.
I Carla J. Reese, City Secretary for the City of Plainview,
hereby certify that the above Resolution was adopted by the Plainview
City Council on May 10, 1988.
Carla J.Ree~, City Secretary
Approved as to Form:
ough, Directo~ ~-~ Mu ' "_,--_ipal Services
AUDIT AGREEMENT
Phone Billing Examiners, {hereinafter referred to as PBX} agrees to
acquire and audit all records issued by any serving telephone company,
telephone equipment vendor, or utility company.
The Client {identified below) agrees to authorize PBX as its Agent in
dealing with the telephone company, equipment vendor, and or utility
company by written Letter of Agency. {sample on other side)
Client Name: City of Plainview
Address:
P. O. Box 1870
City & State: Plainview, Texas
Tel ephone: (806) 296-1100
79073
If any overcharges are discovered by PBX, the resulting refunds or
credits, if any, will be divided in ONE of the following manners:
×× Client agrees to pay PBX sixty percent (60%) of all refunds or
credits obtained within TEN {10) days from receiving cash or
credited bill from the telephone company, equipment vendor, and
or utility company in question. PBX shall not participate in
any subsequent monthly savings real.ized by the Client.
Client agrees to pay PBX fifty percent {50%) of all refunds or
credits obtained within TEN (10) days from receiving cash or
credited bill from the telephone company, equipment vendor, and
or utility company in question. In addition, Client agrees to
pay PBX, on a monthly basis, 50% of the subsequent monthly savings
that were a result of the services performed by PBX. This fee
shall be paid for a period of one (1) year.
Note: Client should initial the preferred fee option shown
abo~e? if not initialed, PBX will select the 60% Fee.
This agreement is for the following service(s): {Please initial)
_ Telephone & Electric ×XTelephone only __Electric only
If NO REFUNDS, CREDITS, or BILLING REDUCTIONS are obtained, there is
NO FEE for this service.
Accepted by~ _ . .
Name E. V. Ridlehuber, Mayor
City of Plainview
~lient
Mayor ~'~88
Title Date
Approved by:
~. R. Edwards
PHONE BILLING EXAMINERS aka PBX
Company
President / /88
Title Date
063 '
Instructions:
S A M P L E "Letter of Agency"
Type ONE letter, as shown, on your letterhead.
(We will send appropriate copies to each firm.)
Send the letter to PBX at our address below:
(Date)
Southwestern Bell Telephone Co.
AT&T Information Systems
AT&T Communications
GTE of the Southwest
Contel of Texas, Inc.
All other Telephone Service & Supply Co's
Gentlemen:
(Your company's name) has retained Phone Billing Examiners, also
known as PBX, as our authorized agent to interface with your com-
pany regarding all billing aspects of our communication systems
and services.
The agency authorization shall continue in effect until you are
notified of its cancellation in writing. This authorization
shall in no way preclude (your company's name) or any other
authorized agents, from dealing directly with you.
Upon their request, please send any correspondence to:
P B X - Don Atwell
P.O. Box 171266
Arlington, TX 76003
Sincerely,
(your name)
(title)
cc: PBX