Decree on Occupational Pension Provision for Members of the Government Council and Transitional Benefits upon Leaving Office - Purpose (VDRR)

1. This decree regulates the occupational pension provisions of the members of the Government Council as well as the transitional benefits upon their departure from office.

1. Members of the Government Council are insured against the economic consequences of old age, disability, and death with the Aargau Pension Fund (APK) upon taking office.

1. Members of the Governing Council who leave office before reaching the age of 57 are entitled to compensation equivalent to one annual salary, disbursed in the form of twelve monthly payments.

2. The severance compensation is considered as income and is subject to applicable social security contributions.

1. Members of the government council who leave office after reaching the age of 57 but before reaching the official retirement age of the APK are entitled to a transitional pension.

2. The transitional pension is considered income and is subject to applicable social insurance contributions.

1. For members of the Government Council who leave office after at least 12 years of service or after reaching the age of 60, the transitional pension amounts to 50% of the annual salary received upon leaving office, provided that entry into the Government Council occurred before reaching the age of 55. It is paid in the form of monthly payments.

2. If the term of office as a member of the Government Council lasted less than 12 years, the percentage according to paragraph 1 is reduced by 1% for each full year of service not completed, in the event of resignation due to illness.

3. In the case of voluntary resignation from the Government Council or if not re-elected before reaching the age of 60, the 50% is reduced by 3% for each full year of service not completed.

4. If entry into the Government Council occurred after reaching the age of 55, the transitional pension is reduced according to paragraphs 2 or 3.

5. The monthly payment corresponds, at a rate of 50%, to half of the twelfth part of the annual salary without flat-rate expenses at the time of leaving office.

1. The entitlement to the benefits in accordance with §§ 3 and 4 arises at the beginning of the month following the departure from the government council. It ends at the end of the month following the death of the former member of the government council or upon the entitlement to a full disability pension from the federal disability insurance, but no later than at the end of the month following the completion of the 65th year of age.

1. If a former member of the Government Council earns an income from employment, the benefits pursuant to §§ 3 and 4 shall be reduced by 50% of the additional income.

2. The former member of the Government Council shall provide the necessary information in writing. If this obligation is not fulfilled, the benefits will be reclaimed or denied.

3. If the departure from office is due to a serious breach of official duty or to a crime or misdemeanor for which the member of the Government Council has been legally convicted, the transitional benefits shall be reduced, reclaimed, or denied.

4. The Government Council decides on the denial, reclamation, or reduction of the transitional benefits.

1. The benefits according to §§ 3 and 4 shall be charged to the ordinary state budget.

1. For the members of the Government Council who were already in office before the enactment of this decree, the Decree on the Pensions of the Members of the Government Council of May 27, 1975, shall continue to apply (acquired rights).

1. This Decree shall enter into force on January 1, 2017.