HomeMy WebLinkAboutReg 2009-09-8 Item 3 - Proclamation - National Payroll Week - September 7-11Office of the Mayor
City of Tukwila, Washington
PROCLAMATION
WHEREAS, the American Payroll Association and its 23,000 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 Tukwila, Washington play a key role in
maintaining the economic health of Tukwila, 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 making sure 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;
and
WHEREAS, the week of September 7 -11, 2009 has been proclaimed National
Payroll Week;
NOW, THEREFORE, I Mayor Jim Haggerton, do hereby call upon all
citizens of Tukwila to join the American Payroll Association in support of:
National Pyroll Week
Signed this I3 r hj day of \J 74L 7' 2009.
Haggert j�l yor of Tukwila