Office of the Mayor

Proclamation

Lawrence, Kansas

WHEREAS: The American Payroll Association and its 22,000 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 Lawrence, Kansas play a key role in maintaining the economic health of Lawrence, 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 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;

NOW, THEREFORE, I, Mike Amyx, Mayor of the City of Lawrence, Kansas, do hereby proclaim September 4 – 8, 2006 to be

“NATIONAL PAYROLL WEEK”

Mike Amyx, Mayor

September 5, 2006