Ordinance on the Salary and Occupational Pension of the Members of the Governing Council - Annual Remuneration
Table of Provisions (8)
Statutory Text (8 Provisions)
1. The annual salary of the members of the Government Council amounts to CHF 230,000.
2. The Landammann is granted an annual allowance of CHF 12,000.
3. If the wages of the cantonal employees are generally increased pursuant to Art. 35 para. 3 of the Personnel Act, the annual salary and allowance of the Landammann shall increase by the same percentage.
1. The joining of group insurance is governed by the relevant provisions of the Personnel Act.
1. Members of the Government Council shall be granted a flat annual expense allowance of CHF 12,000. The Landammann receives an expense allowance of CHF 18,000.
2. The expense allowances cover all costs for official travel, meals, accommodation, and similar expenses within the canton and the adjacent cantons. Outside the aforementioned area, actual expenses may be claimed.
1. When a member of the Government Council performs mandates on behalf of the canton, all compensations, such as fees, attendance allowances, and allowances for special functions, accrue to the state treasury.
2. Expense reimbursements remain with the member of the Government Council.
1. The members of the Government Council are affiliated with the AR Pension Fund.
1. If a member of the Government Council leaves office before reaching the normal retirement age according to the pension scheme regulations of the AR Pension Fund, they shall be entitled to a severance payment.
2. The severance payment corresponds to the most recently awarded salary. It shall be paid for 18 months. The entitlement ends at the beginning of the first month after reaching the normal retirement age according to the pension scheme regulations of the AR Pension Fund.
3. The severance payment will be reduced to the extent that, together with other income, it exceeds the most recently awarded salary.
4. Income according to paragraph 3 includes earned income, substitute income, and pensions from social insurance as well as capital benefits from the pension fund. The latter must be credited at the pension value according to the regulations of the AR Pension Fund.
5. In the event of death, the severance payment shall be made to
a) the surviving spouse;
b) the surviving partner of a registered partnership;
c) the surviving children, who are entitled to child or education allowances under the Federal Act on Family Allowances, provided no payment is made under lit. a or b;
d) the designated life partner according to Article 16 of the AR Pension Fund's pension scheme regulations.
1. The competent body of the Cantonal Council reviews the remuneration of the Government Council annually and, if necessary, submits a proposal for the adjustment of this regulation.
1. Claims arising under old law remain assured.