Ordinance on the Organization of the Executive Council and the Administration (RVOV) - Meetings (RVOV)

1. The meetings of the government council generally take place weekly.

2. The matters are discussed and decided individually.

3. Matters of minor importance can be adopted collectively without individual discussion if they are undisputed.

4. Decisions are recorded in writing.

1. The State Chancellery schedules the business upon request from the departments and prepares the agenda.

2. The departments typically submit draft resolutions to the State Chancellery no later than 4 days before the meeting, with a copy to the members of the Government Council.

1. Fundamental and important decisions made within the council (§ 1 para. 3 RVOG) particularly include the determination of government policy, guiding resolutions in legislative processes as well as in planning, finance, personnel, and supervisory matters.

2. The members of the government council inform the council promptly about occurrences of significant importance.

3. They represent the decisions of the council.

1. The government council generally makes its decisions based on written considerations and proposals from the departments and after the completed co-reporting process pursuant to § 26 of the Ordinance on the Law on Outcome-Oriented Administration.

2. The right to propose motions is accorded to the members of the government council, and for matters concerning the state chancellery, to the state secretary.

1. Uncontested motions are deemed adopted at the end of the session.

2. Contested motions are brought to a vote.

1. The collection of the adopted resolutions of the government council is considered the resolution protocol.

2. The state secretary records decisions, orders, and important expressions of opinion, insofar as no written documents are available.

1. Writings of the Government Council shall be signed by the Landammann or the Lady Landammann and by the State Secretary or the Lady State Secretary.

2. Messages to the Cantonal Council as well as legislative decrees bear the name of the Landammann or the Lady Landammann as well as that of the State Secretary or the Lady State Secretary.

3. All other resolutions shall be provided with the facsimile signature of the State Secretary or the Lady State Secretary.

1. The departments and their responsibilities are listed in the annex.

2. The departments consist of the following organizational units

a) the offices;

b) the divisions.

1. The head of the department shall determine the fundamental aspects of the organization of the department and the offices.

1. The Head of the Office determines the detailed organization of the Office.

1. The canton maintains the district registry offices of the Solothurn Region, Thal-Gäu, Olten-Gösgen, and Dorneck-Thierstein.

2. The district registry office of the Solothurn Region, Grenchen-Bettlach branch, and the district registry office of Dorneck-Thierstein, Breitenbach branch, are operated as independent district registry offices.

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1. The canton administers the regional offices of Solothurn, Thal-Gäu, Olten-Gösgen, and Dorneck-Thierstein.

2. The heads regulate the organization of the regional offices in consultation with the superior authority jointly in an administrative ordinance. They especially establish the authority to issue technical instructions.

1. The cantonal commercial register office is managed by the clerk or the deputy clerk of the Thal-Gäu district.

1. The canton operates the cantonal bankruptcy office in Oensingen.

1. The district offices are also debt collection offices.

1. The Supervision of the Administrative Offices (including the Debt Enforcement Offices and the Cantonal Commercial Registry Office) as well as the Cantonal Bankruptcy Office is governed by § 22 of the Law on the Organization of the Government Council and Administration.

2. The Administrative Office Inspectorate conducts professional conferences as needed to ensure supervision according to § 22 paragraph 2 of the Law on the Organization of the Government Council and Administration, as well as to ensure the professional training of notaries.

1. Upon the entry into force of this regulation, all previous regulations and decisions that conflict with it shall cease to have effect.

2. Particularly repealed are

a) Directory of the Core Departments and Allocation of Subject Areas of December 11, 1990;

b) Regulations for the State Chancellery of April 19, 1968;

c) Regulation on the Reorganization of the Department of Economic Affairs.

1. The amendments have been incorporated into the respective decrees.

1. This Regulation shall enter into force on August 1, 2000; except for Sections 16-18 and Section 20, which shall enter into force on August 1, 2001. The right of objection by the Cantonal Council remains reserved.

1. The Office of Bankruptcy Olten for the districts of Olten-Gösgen and Thal-Gäu, and the Office of Bankruptcy Dornach for the district of Dorneck-Thierstein, will be located in Oensingen from July 1, 2006. Both bankruptcy offices will be managed by the head of the Olten Bankruptcy Office from July 1, 2006, to December 31, 2006, and will be integrated into the cantonal bankruptcy office as of January 1, 2007.

2. The Solothurn Bankruptcy Office will be relocated to Oensingen as of January 1, 2007, and will be integrated into the cantonal bankruptcy office.

1. The Debt Enforcement Office Olten-Gösgen will be managed by the Head of the Bankruptcy Office Olten from July 1, 2006, to December 31, 2006.

1. Sections 22 and 23 shall enter into force on July 1, 2006. The remaining amendments shall enter into force on January 1, 2007. The right of objection by the Cantonal Council remains reserved.