.BILLINGS– After many months of complications along with its own power payment program, the city of Payments has actually chosen an individual firm to examine the area’s energy billing system.Minneapolis, Minnesota-based specialist SL-serco Inc. will definitely get to function following full week checking out home meters. The goal is actually to make certain that residential electrical bills are actually accurate.The firm specializes in utility consulting and also has actually been providing companies like this for 60 years.Billings City Manager Chris Kukulski mentioned the analysis must take approximately 90 days and also will definitely cost regarding $75,000 with funds originating from the city’s electrical funds.Alina Hauter/MTN Updates.Urban Area of Invoicings Metropolitan Area Manager Chris Kukulski.SL-serco Inc.
will certainly pick accounts randomly to investigate as well as will examine every portion of the billing process.” We’re comfortable that any individual mistakes our company found have been truly related to software miscalculations,” said Kukulski Sunday. “This will definitely give our team that option, if there is actually everything inappropriate in the body, that it could be recognized, and it may be corrected, and also if there isn’t, they’ll give that independent evaluation.” The city’s agreement with the agency will definitely run through January 31. The seekings will definitely be actually shown at a public meeting.Kukulski mentioned that if the analysis reveals that yet another body is responsible for any kind of inaccuracies, the area will definitely pursue a remedy.