Backup Documents 09/10/2019 Item # 4FPROCLAMATION
WHEREAS, payroll professionals ensure the timely and accurate calculation of payroll for
employees and elected officials for the Board of County Commissioners, the
Clerk of Courts and the Supervisor of Elections; and,
WHEREAS, the Clerk of Courts' payroll staff, in coordination with county staff,
processed 61,708 payroll checks and direct deposits in 2018, submitted
2,989 W -2s for calendar year 2018, and processed and filed all required
quarterly taxes and Florida Retirement Services monthly submittals by the
required due dates; and,
WHEREAS, payroll professionals in Collier County play a key role in maintaining the
economic health of Collier County, 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, 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, everyone's favorite day is payday.
NOW THEREFORE, be it proclaimed by the Board of County Commissioners of Collier
County, Florida, that September 2019 be designated as
PAYROLL AWARENESS MONTH
IN COLLIER COUNTY
DONE AND ORDERED THIS 10th Day of September 2019.
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
COLLIERT UNTY, FLORIDA
L. MCDANIEL, fJR., CHAIRMAN