Ordinance on Attendance Fees and Flat-rate Session Allowances - Scope

1. This Regulation governs the compensation

a) of the members of commissions;

b) of the part-time members and substitute members of courts; and

c) of the part-time secretaries, part-time registrars of courts, as well as their deputies

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1. The session fees are as follows

a) 1st Category: 80 Francs;

b) 2nd Category: 100 Francs;

c) 3rd Category: 120 Francs;

d) 4th Category: 140 Francs;

e) 5th Category: 160 Francs.

1. Commissions and Courts are assigned to a compensation category under § 2 based on the following criteria

a) usual workload for session preparation;

b) responsibility arising from the requirements and burdens associated with the respective session activity.

2. The classification of Commissions and Courts into compensation categories 2-5 is derived from Appendix 1. If a Commission or Court is not listed in Appendix 1, its members are compensated according to category 1.

3. New assignments to compensation categories 2-5 (amendment of Appendix 1) are decided by the Executive Council upon the proposal of the Personnel Office and at the request of the Department of Finance.

1. As a general rule, an attendance fee is paid for a meeting.

2. If the meeting lasts more than four hours and is interrupted by a main meal, two attendance fees are paid.

1. The President of Commissions and Courts or the Chairperson shall receive a 50 percent surcharge for presiding over meetings, and the Registrar or the Secretary shall receive a 30 percent surcharge for drafting the minutes, based on the session fee determined under Section 2.

1. Civil servants who are members of a commission by virtue of their office do not receive a session fee. The time spent on these tasks is considered working time.

2. The departments prepare the election of the members of the commissions. The Personnel Office, in agreement with the competent department, designates the members who are members of a commission by virtue of their office.

1. The commissions may, within the limits of the approved budget appropriations and with the approval of the relevant department, engage experts. The personnel office shall determine the compensation, unless it is established by agreements.

1. The travel compensation and the compensation for external catering are governed by the collective labor agreement of October 25, 2004.

1. For the drafting of reports and other special efforts which are not covered by the meeting fee, meeting allowances are granted. The respective allowances are listed in Appendix 2.

2. The Personnel Office determines the meeting allowances upon request of the president of a commission or a court, to the extent that the amount of the meeting allowance is not precisely specified in Appendix 2 and to the extent that the president of a court is not responsible in individual cases.

3. New meeting allowances (supplement to Appendix 2) are decided by the Government Council based on a proposal from the Personnel Office and a request from the Finance Department.

1. The Government Council or, in the judicial domain, the Court Administration Commission decides on matters arising from the application of this regulation.

1. All governmental council resolutions and ordinances regarding the compensation of members of commissions and courts that contradict this regulation are hereby repealed.

2. In particular, the following ordinances are repealed

a) Ordinance on Daily and Session Allowances and Expense Compensation for Commissions Appointed by the Governmental Council of June 19, 1972;

b) Ordinance on the Compensation of Judges and Substitute Judges of April 12, 1988;

c) Ordinance on the Compensation of Members, Substitute Judges, and the Deputy Secretary of the Cantonal Tax Court of April 12, 1988;

d) Ordinance on the Compensation of Members and the Secretary of the Financial Equalization Appeals Commission of April 12, 1988;

e) Ordinance on the Compensation of Substitute Judges of the Higher Court, Judges and Substitute Judges of the Court of Cassation, Lay Judges of the Criminal Court, and Substitute Judges of the Cantonal Insurance Court of April 12, 1988;

f) Ordinance on the Compensation of Members, Substitute Members, and the Deputy of the Actuary of the Cantonal Assessment Commission of April 12, 1988;

g) Ordinance on the Compensation of the Administrative Commission of the Solothurn Building Insurance of April 12, 1988;

h) Ordinance on the Compensation of Members and the Secretary of the Appeals Assessment Commission of the Solothurn Building Insurance of April 12, 1988;

i) Ordinance on the Compensation of Court Bailiffs of August 13, 1985;

j) Ordinance on the Compensation of the Cantonal Agricultural Assessment Commission, the Land Improvement Commission, the Land Law Commission, and the Appeals Commission for Investment Credits and Operational Aid in Agriculture of February 12, 1991;

k) Ordinance on the Compensation of Members of the Extraparliamentary Commission for the Preliminary Discussion of Salary Matters of September 26, 1989;

l) Ordinance on the Compensation of Members of the Conciliation Bodies of July 2, 1991;

m) Ordinance on the Compensation of Members and Substitute Members of the Legal Examination Commission of February 23, 1982;

n) Ordinance on the Compensation for Officials of the Tax Commission of January 15, 1991;

o) Ordinance on the Compensation of Members of the Bodies of the Cantonal Pension Fund Solothurn, dated November 9, 1993;

p) Ordinance on the Compensation of the President of the Vocational Training Appeals Commission of March 4, 1997;

q) Ordinance on the Compensations for Experts of the Commercial and Industrial Apprenticeship Final Examinations of June 21, 1993;

r) Ordinance on the Compensation of Members of the Examination Commission for Administrative Officials of District Registries and District Courts of March 10, 1992.

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

1. This regulation shall enter into force on January 1, 2003. The right of objection of the Cantonal Council is reserved.