Expenses Regulations for the Grand Council Committees - Commission Budgets

1. In the budget of the Grand Council, an amount is annually allocated for commission expenses. This amounts to CHF 20,000 for supervisory and expert commissions, and CHF 5,000 for all other commissions, including the Interparliamentary Business Audit Commissions (IGPKs) under the presidency of the City of Basel.

2. The commission presidency is responsible for adhering to the budget.

3. For orders and contracts starting from CHF 1,000, a decision by the commission is required. For smaller expenditures within the commission's budget, the commission presidency independently decides in the interest of the commissions.

4. The incurred expenditures are to be reported to the Council Office Committee at the end of June and the end of December, respectively.

1. Members of the commission who attend official meetings held outside the canton as part of their mandate shall receive, in addition to the session fee, reimbursement for travel expenses and travel time as session time. Participation in other events, such as voluntary networking events, will not be compensated unless otherwise decided by the commission, but usual travel expenses will be reimbursed in any case.

2. Events and meetings held outside the area that are attended as part of the mandate require the approval of the commission's presidency for participation.

3. The reimbursement of expenses charged to the commission's budget shall be carried out by the parliamentary service upon presentation of receipts endorsed by the commission's presidency. The commission's presidency makes the final decision regarding the type and amount of expense reimbursement within the framework of these regulations. For expenses exceeding CHF 1,000, § 1 para. 3 shall remain reserved.

4. Public transportation shall generally be used for business travel. The cost of a first-class half-fare ticket will be reimbursed at most.

5. Meal expenses shall be covered if a joint meal takes place before or after a meeting.

6. For members of interparliamentary business audit commissions for which the presidency is not within the Canton of Basel-Stadt, these provisions apply analogously, except for para. 2 and 3. Reimbursement of expenses shall be carried out by the parliamentary service upon presentation of receipts. The council office makes the final decision regarding the type and amount of expense reimbursement.

1. It is generally not permissible to invite commission members to a working lunch, unless the meeting lasts more than six hours. The amount per person is set at CHF 45.

1. Each commission may invite to a meal once per legislative period. The contribution from the commission budgets per participating person is set at CHF 120. Any higher amounts will be borne by the participants.

1. The specified provisions for working lunches (§ 3) and commission meals (§ 4) are reviewed by the Council Office in conjunction with the compensations pursuant to § 10 paragraph 1 of the Law on the Rules of Procedure of the Grand Council (GO) of June 29, 2006.