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(b) $6,181.00 per month for special events, downtown containers, and neighborhood cleanups. Section 3.2 Calculation of Payments for Residential and Multi - Family Units 3.2.1 Payment for each month's service will be determined by applying the contract Residential and Multi- family Unit price for collections to the actual number of occupied Residential or Multi - family Dwelling Units within the contract area during the immediately preceding month as shown by the City's utility billing records, plus the monthly cost for city services, special events, downtown containers, and neighborhood cleanups, plus the contract unit price per additional cart per actual number of additional carts delivered and serviced. 3.2.2 New accounts added after the first day of a month will be counted as having received service for a full month. Accounts discontinued during a given month will be counted as not having received service for that month, as determined by the above described reports. 3.2.3 On an as needed basis, but at least twice annually, at a time mutually agreeable to City and Contractor, Contractor will provide the City with billing audits which will compare units being billed vs. units serviced to make certain that customer billing is accurate. When the Contractor identifies units that are being serviced and are not being billed, the Contractor will provide the addresses of the units to the City as well as the type of service being provided and the date such service began or ended. The City will have 60 working days to verify the list and provide a response to the Contractor. The City may ask for an extension as necessary to complete the audit process. Units not being billed in error will be added to the billing. Units that should not be billed will be returned to the Contractor with the reason for not being added to the billing. The City's reconciliation of discrepancies shall be final. 3.2.4 The Contractor may request in writing that payments due or to become due to it be assigned to a bank or other financing institution, provided that prior written approval is obtained through the City Manager, and payment by the City is made only to one party. Any assignment not in conformance with this provision will be null and void as to the City. A fee of $100.00 per contract, per request, will be charged to the Contractor for administrative costs in processing each assignment under this paragraph. Upon payment of such fee to the City, contract payments will be modified to reflect the changed payee name and address. Section 3.3 Modification of Rates 3.3.1 The rate charged by the Contractor for the period February 1, 2011 to the end of the contract term shall be adjusted upward or downward to reflect the net percentage change from the previous 12 month index comparison furnished in 3.3.2 below in the Producer Price Index — Solid Waste collection, Series ID: PCU562111562111 and the Producer Price Index — Commodities, #2 Diesel Fuel, Series ID: WPS057303 both published by the United States Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics. The collection fees will be adjusted annually in a percentage equal to 85 percent of the net percentage change in the PPI Solid Waste Collection Series and 15 percent of the net percentage change of the PPI Commodities #2 Diesel Fuel Index. Adjustments in accord with this formula will be limited in accord with section 3.3.3. 3.3.2 Not later than November 30 of each year of this Contract the Contractor will send the City a - comparative statement of the Indices in 3.3.1. for the available preceding 12 month period. 3.3.3. In order to protect the Customer, City and Contractor from extreme price fluctuations and provide price stability, adjustments each year will be limited to a maximum of 5.0% and a minimum of 1.0% 15