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City of Fort Collins PROCLAMATION
WHEREAS,the American Payroll Association and its 22,000 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 workin 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 playa 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 playan increasinglyimportant role ensuring the econornic security
of American families by helping to identify non-custodial parents and ensuring they comply with their child
support mandates; and
WHEREAS,payroll profes sionals have become incre as inglyproactive 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 3 through September 7,2007, 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 4th day of September, A.D. 2007.
Mayor
ATTEST:
City Clerk
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