Order concerning the Relocation of Services and the Creation of Centers of Competence within the Cantonal Administration (Vitamine), of March 18, 2026 - Purpose
Table of Provisions (8)
Statutory Text (8 Articles)
This decree aims to establish the directions for the program of service relocation to two main hubs and the creation of centers of expertise within the cantonal administration (Vitamine).
1 The following competence centers are established
c) territory, mobility, and heritage located at the Neuchâtel hub.
1. The "Training, Employment, Culture, and Sports" competence center will encompass the following entities
e) the Sports Service (SSPO).
2. The SSPO maintains a branch in Neuchâtel.
The "Health and Social" Competence Center will include the following entities
d) the Adult and Youth Protection Service (SPAJ).
The "Territory, Mobility, and Heritage" Competence Center will encompass the following entities
f) the Cantonal Office for Built and Intangible Heritage (OCPI).
The following entities are also grouped together
a) at the La Chaux-de-Fonds center: the Tax Service (SCCO) and the branch of the Migration Service (SMIG);
b) at the Neuchâtel center: the Cantonal Population Service (SCPO), the Commercial Registry Office (OCRC), the Organization Office (OORG), the Family Policy and Equality Office (OPFE), the Debt Collection and Bankruptcy Service (SEPF), the Financial Service (SFIN), the Migration Service (SMIG), the Human Resources Service (SRHE), and the Statistics Service (STAT).
The implementation of the relocation of the relevant services begins, in phases, from 2022, according to a schedule to be adopted based on the sanitation work on the buildings and the construction of new structures.
1. This decree comes into force immediately and is valid until April 30, 2029.
2. It repeals and replaces the decree adopted by the Council of State on February 10, 2021 [3].
3. It will be published in the Official Gazette and inserted into the Neuchâtel Legislative Compendium.