New Policy Berkeley County Council Adopted Concerning IRS Regulations on Taxable Employee Benefits
Tuesday, 27 December 2011 00:00

Below is the Policy Number IC-8; Taxable Employee Benefits. In January, 2011, the Taxable Fringe Benefit Guide was created and issued by the Internal Revenue Service office of Federal, State and Local Governments (FSLG) to provide governmental entities with a basic understanding of the Federal tax rules relating to employee fringe benefits and reporting. The guide clearly states responsibility for determining the taxability, withholding, and reporting requirements regarding employee fringe benefits.

The purpose of the proposed policy is to assure that Berkeley County is in compliance with the current IRS regulations and then clearly communicate these regulations to our employees.

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2012 Legislative Priorities
Wednesday, 30 November 2011 15:18

Our Vision: To be a strong, unified partner in creating a better West Virginia.

Our Mission: To achieve unity of purpose among elected county officials in order to promote the professionalism, innovation, and preservation of county government for the benefit of the citizens they serve to create a better West Virginia.

This document serves as the official legislative priority and policy statement of the West Virginia Association of Counties (WVACo) for the 2012 Session of the 80th West Virginia Legislature. The compilation of issues represents the unanimous agreement of county commissioners, county clerks, circuit clerks, sheriffs, assessors and prosecuting attorneys. These common legislative goals were adopted by the WVACo Board of Directors on October 18th, 2011 at our fall board meeting in Summers County. We look forward to working with you in partnership on these and other issues.

Respectfully,

Patricia L. Hamilton, CAE, Executive Director

West Virginia Association of Counties

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Policy Statement on the Impact of Marcellus Shale on County Government
Friday, 18 November 2011 02:10

In February, 2011, the Board of Directors of the West Virginia Association of Counties recognized the significant impact of the Marcellus Shale industry on County Government.  In order to become more educated on the issues and identify those that are of particular importance to County Government, a committee was appointed to focus, study, and make recommendations to the Board of Directors that could be relayed to county officials, state agencies, and the Legislature as best practices, model policies, and needed legislation or regulation.  To that end, the Committee has put together the following as their initial impact statement.

 
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