Resolution of the Standing Commission on the Compensation of Members of Authorities

1. For official activities such as inspections, investigations (excluding regular supervisory and inspection activities in administrations, institutions, and businesses), delegations, conferences, etc., the following compensations are provided, unless other arrangements exist

a) *

1. Half-day per diem: CHF 100

2. Full-day per diem: CHF 200

3. Per diem for evening sessions: CHF 100

4. (Maximum daily allowance: CHF 300)

b) Travel reimbursements

1. For travel, first-class rail fares are reimbursed.

2. For the use of a private motor vehicle, 70 cents per kilometer are reimbursed. If the circumstances necessitate the use of a private four-wheel-drive vehicle for an assignment, 80 cents per kilometer are reimbursed for the use of that vehicle.

c) Overnight stay including breakfast: actual expenses

d) Compensation for meals, insofar as these are not offered by a third party

1. CHF 30 for lunch or dinner including beverages;

2. CHF 8 for incidental expenses for the whole day;

3. CHF 4 for incidental expenses for the half-day.

1. Insofar as social insurance contributions must be made for daily allowances, these shall be borne by the canton.

1. If day or banquet tickets need to be purchased, the costs of these tickets replace the accommodation and meal allowances.

2. The entitlement to compensation exists

a) For lunch: if departure occurs before 11:30 AM or if return is not possible before 1:00 PM.

b) For dinner: if departure occurs before 7:00 PM or if return is not possible until after 8:00 PM.

c) For overnight stay: if return is not possible before 11:30 PM. Departure on the previous day is permitted if timely arrival at the meeting location on the same day is only possible by departing before 5:45 AM.

3. Entitlement to lunch, dinner, and overnight stay exists for stays outside the canton or in another part of the country; entitlement to incidental compensation exists if there is a consumption obligation during sessions.

4. When receiving members of external authorities, guests, officials, and employees, these provisions apply accordingly.

1. When using a private motor vehicle, the following provisions must be observed

a) Passengers in a motor vehicle provided or compensated by the canton are not entitled to travel compensation.

b) When using a private motor vehicle, the settlement of travel compensation must be carried out exclusively by the owner of the vehicle.

c) Costs for wear and tear, repairs, maintenance, etc., of private motor vehicles are not compensated.

d) For damages that occur while using private motor vehicles for official trips, the vehicle owner is liable according to legal regulations.

e) Claims for daily allowances, travel, and accommodation expenses must be made on an official form. Insofar as it concerns compensations from authorities and commissions, they must be endorsed by the president.

f) Compensation from other sources excludes a similar cantonal compensation.

1. The Presidency of the Child and Adult Protection Authority is compensated with CHF 18,000 per year. The members of the authority receive CHF 3,000 per year.

2. For authority meetings, they receive a usual half-day allowance per half-day according to the Authority Regulation and a compensation of CHF 60 for document study.

1. If an individual is employed for their official activities, the compensation including reimbursement of expenses is governed exclusively by employment law.

2. If the official activities are compensated within the scope of an external mandate, the mandate compensations take precedence over compensations according to the Authorities Ordinance and this resolution.

1. This resolution shall enter into force upon adoption by the Council of States.