HomeMy WebLinkAboutCOUNCIL - PROCLAMATION - 08/18/2015 - PROCLAMATION DECLARING SEPTEMBER 7 THROUGH SEPTEMBPROCLAMATION
WHEREAS, the American Payroll Association and its 21,000 national members 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 a myriad of 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 at 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, Wade Troxell, Mayor of the City of Fort Collins, do hereby
proclaim the week in which Labor Day falls, September 7 through September 11, 2015, 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 18th day of August, A.D. 2015.
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Mayor
ATTEST:
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City Clerk