HomeMy WebLinkAbout09.28.21 - Payroll Week proclamation Proclamation
National Payroll Week 2021
Whereas the American Payroll Association and its more than 20,000 members
have launched a nationwide public awareness campaign that pays tribute to the
nearly 150 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 the Village of Oak Brook,Illinois play a key role
in maintaining the economic health of Oak Brook,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$2.4 trillion annually
complying with myriad federal and state wage and tax laws;and Whereas payroll
professionals play an increasingly important role ensuring the economic security
ofAmerican 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
Now, Therefore,1, Gopal G.Lalmalani, by virtue of the authority vested in me as
President of the Village of Oak Brook, do hereby proclaim the first full week of
September Payroll Week for Oak Brook,Illinois
In witness whereof,1 have hereunto set my hand and seal this 28`x'day of
September, 2021.
Gopal G. [Aipfiahtf Village President Charlotte K. Pruss, Village Clerk