HomeMy WebLinkAboutCOUNCIL - PROCLAMATION - 09/02/2008 - PROCLAMATION DECLARING THE WEEK OF SEPTEMBER 1-5, Fort Collins
PROCLAMATION
WHEREAS,the American Payroll Association and its 23,000 national members and 13 members
in Fort Collins have launched a nationwide public awareness campaign that pays tribute to the more than
156 million people who work in the United States and the payroll professionals who support the American
system by paying wages, reporting worker earnings and withholding federal employment taxes; and
WHEREAS, payroll professionals in Fort Collins play a key role in maintaining the economic
health of Fort Collins,carrying out such diverse tasks as paying into the unemployment insurance system,
providing information for child support enforcement, and carrying out tax withholding, reporting and
depositing; and
WHEREAS, payroll departments collectively spend more than $15 billion annually complying
with myriad federal and state wage and tax laws; and
WHEREAS, payroll professionals play an increasingly important role ensuring the economic
security of American families by helping to identify non-custodial parents and ensuring they comply with
their child support mandates; and
WHEREAS, payroll professionals have become increasingly proactive in educating both the
business community and the public as large about the payroll tax withholding systems; and
WHEREAS, payroll professionals meet regularly with federal and state tax officials to discuss
both improving compliance with government procedures and how compliance can be achieved at less cost
to both government and businesses.
NOW THEREFORE,I,Doug Hutchinson,Mayor of the City of Fort Collins,do hereby proclaim
the week in which Labor Day falls, September 1 through September 5, 2008, as
PAYROLL WEEK
in Fort Collins in honor of the people who work in Fort Collins and in the payroll profession.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF,I,have hereunto set my hand and the seal of the City of Fort Collins
this 2nd day of September, A.D. 2008.
Mayor
ATTEST:
City Clerk