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PROCLAMATION
WHEREAS, the American Payroll Association and its more than 21,000 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 Georgetown, Texas play a key role in maintaining the economic
health of Georgetown, Texas, 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 payroll professionals play an increasingly important role
ensuring the economic security of American families by helping to identify noncustodial 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 in which Labor Day falls has been proclaimed National Payroll Week
NOW, THEREFORE, I, DALE ROSS, MAYOR OF THE CITY OF GEORGETOWN,
TEXAS, do hereby proclaim September 7th through September 11th 2015 as
NATIONAL PAYROLL WEEK
In Georgetown, Texas