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Ordinance No. 8,042970828 -1 ORDINANCE NO. 8042 ® AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING AND DIRECTING THE MAYOR TO EXECUTE AND THE CITY CLERK TO ATTEST TO AN AGREEMENT WITH U S AUDIOTEX, LLC TO PROCESS CREDIT CARD PAYMENTS AT THE MUNICIPAL COURT; AND PROVIDING FOR THE EFFECTIVE DATE THEREOF. BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BAYTOWN, TEXAS: Section 1: That the City Council of the City of Baytown, Texas, hereby authorizes and directs the Mayor and City Clerk of the City of Baytown to execute and attest to an agreement with U S Audiotex, LLC to process credit card payments at the Municipal Court. A copy of said agreement is attached hereto, marked Exhibit "A," and made a part hereof for all intents and purposes. Section 2: This ordinance shall take effect immediately from and after its passage by the City Council of the City of Baytown. INTRODUCED, READ and PASSED by the affirmative vote of the City Council of the City of Baytown this the 28 "' day of August, 1997. /�C &y!� PETE C. ALFARO, Mayor ATTEST: 'e�. �- lz9 2'1�� EILEEN P. HALL, City Cleric APPROVED AS TO FORM: 4. CIO RAMI , R., 6ty Attorney C:\MyDocuments\Counci l \Meetings\August\USAudiotexCred itCardA,,eement.28.doc • U 5 Aud/otex, LLC U S Audiotex, LLC Legal Brief U S Audiotex, LLC is an IBM Business Partner, developing Interactive Voice Response (IVR) Credit Card Payment Systems. U S Audiotex has a Service Bureau that can process credit card payments for various county /city agencies. The Service Bureau performs the following functions: • Real time authorization and posting • Electronic audit controls • Comprehensive reporting Creates update files U S Audiotex charges the caller a convenience fee for the usage of the system thereby offsetting the system price. Some of the key aspects of our proposal are: FREE SYSTEM The U S Audiotex System provides an Interactive Voice Response Credit Card Payment application. U S Audiotex provides the entire system and on going maintenance at no cost to you. ELECTRONIC BANKING The U S Audiotex System electronically deposits funds into your bank of choice. The U S Audiotex processing does not result in any lock box or check processing fees for transactions processed by the IVR system. NO INSTALLATION No systems on customer site. All processing and systems management are handled by the service bureau. DIGITAL 800 SERVICE All caller access is through free digital 800 service. FAST SETUP Accounts are turned on within a few days of completed paperwork. MONTH TO MONTH The service bureau is designed to accept pilot accounts without committing to any term. CONTRACTS There are three documents required: the Government IVR Agreement, Government Services Agreement and Electronic Deposit Instructions. The Government IVR Agreement establishes the service. An agreement follows. The Government Services Agreement establishes exclusive ownership of the funds in your name. This agreement is between the GOVERNMENT ENTITY and the credit card processor. ® The Electronic Deposit Instructions allow the funds to be electronically deposited in your bank of choice. ID Copyright 1997, U S Audiolex, LLC, San Ramon, CA EXW p Page t City of Baytown.doc 4P U 5 AUdlotex, LLC GOVERNMENT IVR AGREEMENT This Agreement is made and entered into this _ day of , 1997, by and between U S Audiotex. LLC, A Califomia Limited Liability Corporation (hereinafter referred to as -USA' I. and the City of Baytown (hereinafter referred to as "GOVERNMENT ENTITY"). The term 'USA' shall refer to the company, its agents, and its subcontractors. In consideration of the mutual understandings herein contained, GOVERNMENT ENTITY and USA agree as follows: 1. SCOPE OF AGREEMENT A Pursuant to this Agreement, the obligations of USA are: 1) To provide Interactive Voice Response (IVR) services including all equipment and software for the purpose of accepting various 'Credit Cards' as agreed to by both parties. USA shall provide for the acceptance of fines, fees, taxes and/or other obligations owed to GOVERNMENT ENTITY: 2) USA system is responsible for the storage and retrieval of all -Credit Card' sales for a minimum of thirty - six (36) months from the transaction date. This paragraph shall survive the termination of this Agreement. 3) USA system will electronically transmit to processing center all sale and refund transactions in real time as the transactions occur. USA system will balance and reconcile each day's electronically captured transactions on a daily basis. USA system will, when necessary as a result of such reconciliation, process all appropriate adjustments. B. Pursuant to this Agreement, the obligations of GOVERNMENT ENTITY are: 1) Enter into a Government Services Agreement for accepting 'Credit Cards' as payments: 2) To be responsible for all promotion and advertising of the credit card payment program. GOVERNMENT ENTITY will print the system's '800' number on citations and notices. 3) In the event of a reversed or rejected credit card transaction, termed Chargeback, GOVERNMENT ENTITY shall only be Charged Back the amount of GOVERNMENT ENTITY's original transaction. USA shall be responsible for that portion of the Chargeback which includes USA's original transaction fee, and any service fees associated with the Chargeback, excluding GOVERNMENT ENTITY's Bank fees, if any. 2. COSTS AND PAYMENTS USA shall provide all services at no cost to the GOVERNMENT ENTITY. USA agrees to pay all discount fees on behalf of GOVERNMENT ENTITY. For VISA, MasterCard and American Express transactions, USA shall be responsible for routing the GOVERNMENT ENTITY's funds to the GOVERNMENT ENTITY's Bank Account via ACH transactions. U S Audiotex shall invoice the GOVERNMENT ENTITY on a monthly basis for the convenience fees. All expenses for VISA, MasterCard and American Express are paid by USA. For Discover transactions, the total transaction amount plus the convenience fee is electronically deposited into the GOVERNMENT ENTITY'S Bank Account. Discover will sweep the discount fee from the transaction. USA shall invoice the GOVERNMENT ENTITY on a monthly basis for the convenience fee less the discount fees swept by Discover Card. USA will cause an authorization code to be obtained on every Card transaction. GOVERNMENT ENTITY agrees to pay all invoices within 10 business days from date of postmark. USA agrees to fax a daily transaction report to GOVERNMENT ENTITY that details the transaction activity of the previous day. USA wilt fax a monthly transaction report at month end that details the transactions that occurred each day of the past month. USA will clearly state the convenience fee to customers during the customer's call. The customer will be informed of the convenience fee prior to completion of the transaction and given the choice to accept or decline transaction. tD Copyright f997, U S Audiotex, LLC, San Ramon, CA Page 2 City of Baytown.doc U s Afueflotex, ttrt ® 3. TERM OF AGREEMENT This agreement shall commence on the date the system is first implemented and continues on a month to month basis. Termination of this agreement shall be by written notice and shall be given by either party with thirty (30) days written notice. Said termination notice shall be considered to be rendered when placed in the United States Postal Service for delivery to the other party. Upon termination, both parties shall be released from all contractual obligations to the other party, excluding Scope of Agreement (paragraph 41A2), Non Disclosure (paragraph #7) and Indemnification (paragraph 08) provisions. 4. EMPLOYMENT STATUS In performance of the services herein provided for, USA shall be, and is, an independent contractor, and is not an agent or employee of GOVERNMENT ENTITY. 5. RECORDS AND AUDIT USA shall keep complete and accurate records for the services performed pursuant to this Agreement and any records required by law or government regulation, and shall make all records available for AUDIT to GOVERNMENT ENTITY upon written request of GOVERNMENT ENTITY. USA shall prepare and forward such additional or supplementary records as GOVERNMENT ENTITY may reasonably request. USA shall assure the confidentiality of any records that are required by law to be so maintained. 6. OWNERSHIP GOVERNMENT ENTITY retains for itself, and USA acknowledges that GOVERNMENT ENTITY so retains ownership and rights of ownership to all data and associated transaction records entered into the database or created by the System: and to all data and information files created by USA in the performance of this Agreement and owned by GOVERNMENT ENTITY. U S Audiotex retains for itself, and GOVERNMENT ENTITY acknowledges that USA so retains ownership and rights of ownership to all Interactive Voice Response systems, phone lines and numbers, connected to USA's data center used in performance of this agreement. 7. NON - DISCLOSURE To the extent permitted by taw, each party expressly covenants and agrees that it will not. at any time during or one year after the termination of this agreement with each other, whatever may be the reason for such termination, reveal or make known to any person, firm, or corporation, any confidential information disclosed to it by the other. relating to the business plans, product research and development plans, customer relationships, supplier relationships, project and sales opportunities, proposal or bid strategies, corporate strategies, or any information which has been marked 'Confidential' by the disclosing pary, including, but not limited to, all information relating to USA's systems and GOVERNMENT ENTITYs. Notwithstanding the fad that confidential information may be disclosed, it is understood and agreed that all such information shall remain the property of the disclosing party and no use shall be made of such information except as is required by the terms of the business relationship between the parties in accordance with the instructions, and with the consent of, the disclosing party. Neither party shalt copy, photograph, photocopy or in any other manner reproduce or cause reproduction to be made of any plans, specifications, formulae, instructions or any other document or information furnished to it without the express written permission of the other party. Neither party will disclose any verbal confidential information which may be communicated to it. Immediately upon termination of the business relationship between the parties, whatever may be the reason for such termination, or the request of either party, each party shall return to the other all plans, equipment, specifications. formulae, instructions and any other documents or information delivered or communicated to it by the other parry. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein before set forth or implied, the obligations of non -use and maintenance of confidentiality shall not apply to any information: A. which is subject to public disclosure by virtue of the Texas Public Information Act. B. which, at the time of disclosure, is part of the public domain, C. which, at the time of disclosure, is already known to the recipient thereof or its employees; or D. which, subsequent to the time of disclosure, becomes part of the public domain by reason of ® authorized publications. These non - disclosure provisions shall survive the termination of this Agreement. 0 Copyright 1997, U S Audiotex. LLC, San Ramon, CA Page 3 City of Baytown.doc U S Audiotex, LLC ® 8. INDEMNIFICATION USA agrees to indemnify, to the extent permitted by law, and hold the GOVERNMENT ENTITY, its governing body and member, directors, officers, employees and agents (-GOVERNMENT ENTITY Parties-) harmless from and against any and all liability, demands, claims, actions, loses, interest, costs of defense, and expenses (including reasonable attorney's fees) which arise out of its acts or omissions in connection with this Agreement, except for the GOVERNMENT ENTITY Parties' negligence or willful misconduct. GOVERNMENT ENTITY agrees to indemnity, to the extent permitted by law, and hold USA, its directors, officers, employees and agents ('USA Parties) harmless from and against any and all liability, demands, claims, actions, loses, interest, costs of defense, and expenses (including reasonable attorney's fees) which arise out of its acts or omissions in connection with this Agreement, except for the USA Parties' negligence or willful misconduct. These indemnification provisions shall survive the termination of this Agreement. 9. THIRD PARTY BENEFICIARIES Notwithstanding mutual recognition that use of the System under this Agreement may provide some aid or assistance to members of the GOVERNMENT ENTITY's population, it is not the intention of either the GOVERNMENT ENTITY or USA that such individuals occupy the position of intended third party beneficiaries of the obligations assumed by either party to this Agreement. 10. NOTICES A. MAILING OF NOTICES All notices, requests, demands and other communications under this Agreement which are required to be in writing shall be deemed as having been duty given on the date of service, if served personally on the party to whom notice is to be given, or on the date of mailing, if mailed to the party to whom notice is to be given, by first class mail, registered or certified, postage prepaid, and properly addressed as follows: IF TO GOVERNMENT ENTITY: City of Baytown PO Box 424 Baytown, TX 77522 IF TO USA: U S Audiotex, LLC Centerpoint Building 18 Crow Canyon Court, Suite 300 San Ramon, CA 94583 e. CHANGE OF ADDRESS Either party may change the address at which notice may be given by giving ten (10) days prior written notice of such change to the other party. 11. GENERAL A. This Agreement is the final, entire and complete agreement between GOVERNMENT ENTITY and USA, and supersedes any prior and contemporaneous negotiations, understandings, representations and agreements. The terms and provisions of this Agreement may not be waived or amended except by a written agreement between the parties. B. Should any provision of this Agreement or any amendment be held by any court to be unenforceable, such defect shall not affect the remainder of this Agreement, which shall remain in full force and effect. C. Any failure by USA at any time to require strict compliance with this Agreement shall not waive or diminish any right of USA to demand strict compliance. No waiver of any default by GOVERNMENT ENTITY shall waive or affect any other default by GOVERNMENT ENTITY. D. In the event of any dispute in connection with this agreement, including all addenda, amendments, revisions and periodic disclosures, the prevailing party shall be entitled to recover costs of suit, including reasonable attorney's fees. E. This agreement shall, in all respects, be interpreted and construed in accordance with and governed the laws • of the State of Texas and the City, regardless of the place of its execution or performance. The place of making and the place of performance for all purposes shall be Baytown, Harris County, Texas. 0 Copyright 1997, U S Audiotex, LLC, San Ramon, CA Page 4 City of Baytown.doc U s Aueflofex, LLC IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have caused this Agreement, which shall inure to the benefit of and be binding upon the successors of the respective parties to be signed and entered as of the date first mentioned above, U S AUDIOTEEX; LLC, CITY OF BAYTOWN By: IV -77/ AkZ'. By: 'Kenneth Stem Title: President Date: 'USA' 0 Title: Date: "GOVERNMENT ENTITY" 0 Copyright 1997, U S Audiotex. LLC, San Ramon, CA Page 5 City of Baytown.doc GOVERNMENT SERVICES AGREEMENT This Agreement is made and entered into on , 1997, by and between Pacific Bancard Association, a California corporation (hereinafter referred to as "SERVICE PROVIDER "). and the City of Baytown (hereinafter referred to as "GOVERNMENT ENTITY "). The SERVICE PROVIDER shall include its employees, agents, and subcontractors. In consideration of the mutual understandings herein contained, GOVERNMENT ENTITY and SERVICE PROVIDER agree as follows: 1. DEFINITIONS The following terms will have the following meanings: A. 'Card" means an unexpired and valid credit transaction card bearing the service marks of VISA or MasterCard, or other service marks as mutually agreed upon by GOVERNMENT ENTITY and SERVICE PROVIDER. B. "Cardholder' means the person whose name is embossed on the Card, and whose name also appears signed on the reverse side. C. 'Charge Back" means a transaction in which the Cardholder or the Card Issuer questions or disputes the validity of a transaction posted to a Cardholder's account. D. 'IVR System" means the US Audiotex, LLC Interactive Voice Response ( "IVR ") system or systems, defined, described and govemed under the terms and conditions of the Government IVR Agreement. US Audiotex, LLC, on a daily basis, will submit payments processed under the terms of the Government IVR Agreement to SERVICE PROVIDER'S settlement system. 2. SCOPE OF AGREEMENT For the purposes of this Agreement, all Card transactions will be presumed to have been generated via an IVR System and for the purpose of Cardholders making payments of fines, fees and /or taxes to GOVERNMENT ENTITY. Descriptions, disclosures, processing requirements and pricing of IVR System products and services have been addressed in a separate Government IVR Agreement between GOVERNMENT ENTITY and US Audiotex, LLC. This Agreement addresses strictly those issues conceming the settlement processing of Card transactions with the various Card associations, networks and issuers, ultimately resulting in net deposits of funds to GOVERNMENT ENTITY. A. The obligations of SERVICE PROVIDER are: 1) Upon executions of this Agreement by GOVERNMENT ENTITY and SERVICE PROVIDER and the separate execution of a Government IVR Areement between GOVERNMENT ENTITY and US Audiotex, LLC, SERVICE PROVIDER shall thereafter settle GOVERNMENT ENTITY'S Card transactions to the appropriate Card associations, networks and issuers. 2) SERVICE PROVIDER agrees to pay GOVERNMENT ENTITY the total face amount of any Card sale. and SERVICE PROVIDER will have the right, at any time. to invoice GOVERNMENT ENTITY for any incoming Charge Backs, or other types of returned items. that are deemed valid and proper by any of the Card associations, networks, issuers or any other appropriate regulatory agency. GOVERNMENT ENTITY will pay such invoices without delay, and never longer than ten (10) business days from the date of postmark. Page 1 0 B. The obligations of GOVERNMENT ENTITY are: 1) GOVERNMENT ENTITY will adhere fully to the terms and conditions contained in the separate Govemment IVR Agreement between GOVERNMENT ENTITY and US Audiotex, LLC. 2) GOVERNMENT ENTITY will adhere fully to the rules and regulations of the various Card associations, networks and issliers. 3) GOVERNMENT ENTITY will not establish minimum or maximum transaction amounts as a condition for honoring Cards. 4) GOVERNMENT ENTITY will not impose any surcharges on Card transactions. Convenience Fees, as defined in the separate Government IVR Agreement, are permitted for those Card transactions that are processed under the terms and conditions of the separate Government IVR Agreement. 5) GOVERNMENT ENTITY will insure that pricing advertised or disclosed to its customers is the pricing associated with the use of a Card. Any Convenience Fee permitted under the terms and conditions of the separate Government IVR Agreement will be clearly disclosed to Cardholders prior to completing the Card transactions. 6) GOVERNMENT ENTITY will not impose a requirement on Cardholders to provide any personal information such as 1) a home or business telephone number, 2) a home or business address, 3) a driver's license, or 4) a photocopy of a driver's license as a condition for honoring Cards, unless such information is normally required anyway in the normal course of providing such services to the Cardholders. 7) GOVERNMENT ENTITY will not require a Cardholder, as a condition for honoring a Card, to agree in any way to waive the Cardholder's rights to dispute the transaction with the Card issuer. 8) Prior to including any Card specific logos or marks in any signs or in any printed and broadcast materials, GOVERNMENT ENTITY will obtain written approval for such usage from SERVICE PROVIDER. 9) GOVERNMENT ENTITY will cause an authorization code to be obtained on every Card transaction utilizing an authorization method specifically defined within the separate Government IVR Agreement. 10) GOVERNMENT ENTITY will establish and maintain a reasonable adjustment policy to accommodate adjustments that are required in the normal course of GOVERNMENT ENTITY'S daily operation. GOVERNMENT ENTITY may restrict its adjustment policy, provided that both a proper disclosure of such restriction is made and the purchased goods or services are provided to the Cardholders at the time the transaction takes place. Proper disclosure does not include any statement that in any way waives a Cardholder's right to dispute the transaction with the Card issuer. 3. TERM'OF AGREEMENT The term of this Agreement shall coincide with the separate Government IVR Agreement. Upon expiration of both this Agreement and the Government IVR Agreement, and should GOVERNMENT ENTITY desire to continue receiving those IVR services, GOVERNMENT ENTITY and SERVICE PROVIDER will negotiate a new all inclusive agreement, encompassing both IVR and Card transaction settlement services. In the event of default by either party, the other party may give written notice of termination of this Agreement if the defaulting party has not cured all defaults hereunder within thirty (30) days of notice of said default(s). Notice of default and notice of termination shall be considered to be received when placed in the United States Postal Service, postage paid for delivery to the other party. Upon termination, both parties shall be relieved from all continuing contractual obligations to the other party, excluding Card related liabilities and obligations of either party, pursuant to the rules and regulations of the various Card associations, networks and issuers, including but not limited to the right of SERVICE PROVIDER to continue charging valid Charge Backs to GOVERNMENT ENTITY 49 for the term and to the extent provided for in such rules and regulations. Page 2 4. INDEMNIFICATION A. SERVICE PROVIDER agrees, to the extent permitted by law, to indemnify and hold the GOVERNMENT ENTITY, its governing body and member, directors, officers, employees and agents ( 'GOVERNMENT ENTITY Parties') harmless from and against any and all liability, demands, claims, actions, loses, interest, costs of defense, and expenses (including reasonable attorney's fees) which arise out of its acts or omissions in connection with this Agreement, except for the GOVERNMENT ENTITY Parties' negligence or willful misconduct. B. GOVERNMENT ENTITY agrees, to the extent permitted by law, to indemnify and hold the SERVICE PROVIDER, its directors, officers, employees and agents ('SERVICE PROVIDER Parties ") harmless from and against any and all liability, demands, claims, actions, loses, interest, costs of defense, and expenses (including reasonable attorney's fees) which arise out of its acts or omissions in connection with this Agreement, except for the SERVICE PROVIDER Parties' negligence or willful misconduct. C. These indemnification and hold harmless provisions shall survive the termination of this Agreement. 5. NOTICES A. MAILING OF NOTICES All notices, requests, demands and other communications under this Agreement which are required to be in writing shall be deemed as having been duly given on the date of service, if served personally on the party to whom notice is to be given, or on the date of mailing, if mailed to the party to whom notice is to be given, by first class mail, registered or certified, postage prepaid, and properly addressed as follows: IF TO GOVERNMENT ENTITY: City of Baytown P.O. Box 424 Baytown, TX 77522 IF TO SERVICE PROVIDER: Pacific Bancard Association, Inc. P.O. Box 92520 Los Angeles, CA 90009 Attention: Center Manager B. CHANGE OF ADDRESS Either party may change the address at which notice may be given by giving ten (10) days prior written notice of such change to the other party. 6. GENERAL A. This Agreement (including all Addenda, Schedules. Attachments and Exhibits attached hereto) is the final, entire and complete agreement between GOVERNMENT ENTITY and SERVICE PROVIDER, and supersedes any prior and contemporaneous negotiations, understandings, representations and agreements. The terms and provisions of this Agreement may not be waived or amended except by a written agreement between the parties. B. Should any provision of this Agreement or any amendment be held by any court to be unenforceable, such .defect shall not affect the remainder of this Agreement, which shall remain in full force and effect. C. Any failure by either party to this Agreement, at any time, to require strict compliance with this Agreement shall not waive or diminish any right of that party to demand strict compliance. No waiver of any default by either party shall waive or affect any other default by that party. D. In the event of any dispute in connection with this Agreement, including all addenda, amendments, ® revisions and periodic disclosures, the prevailing party shall be entitled to recover costs of suit, including reasonable attorney's fees. Page 3 E. Pacific Bancard Association, Inc. is a provider of various Card related products and services in conjunction I with and is a wholly owned subsidiary of Imperial Bank, a California banking corporation. I F. This Agreement shall, in all respects, be interpreted and construed in accordance with and governed by the laws of the State of Texas and the City, regardless of the place of its execution or performance. The place of making and the place of performance, for all purposes, shall be Baytown, Harris County, Texas. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have caused this Agreement, which shall inure to the benefit of and be binding upon the successors of the respective parties, to be signed and entered into as of the date first mentioned above. "SERVICE PROVIDER- "GOVERNMENT ENTITY" PACIFIC BANCARD ASSOCIATION, INC. CITY OF BAYTOWN By: Title Date wowmt.d« July 31, 1991 :7 Page 4 By: . Title: Date: 11A9 COM,,ZS NAT SPEZ K FOR N- EM/SE" S 1 1 ELECTRONIC DEPOSIT INSTRUCTIONS U S AUDIOTEX The undersigned hereby authorizes PACIFIC BANCARD ASSOCIATION "and U S AUDIOTEX to deposit Automated Clearing House Credits ( "ACH Credits ") or wire transfers for the payment of settlements due from PACIFIC BANCARD ASSOCIATION and U S AUDIOTEX to Customer to the following bank account: Account Account Name and Bank Name and Number Address Address ABA Number Telephone Numbers Debit transactions may not be charged against this account. Customer: By: Title: Dated Centerpoint Building 0 18 Crow Canyon Court • Suite 300 • San Ramon. CA 94583 PHONE: 1- 800.487 -4567 • FAX: 1-800-434-4913