on commissions (AComm) - Creation of Commissions (AComm)
Table of Provisions (9)
Statutory Text (9 Provisions)
1. Only the Council of State and the Cantonal Court have the authority to establish a commission not provided for by law.
1. The amount of session allowances is determined by decision of the Council of State.
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a. Persons external to the Cantonal Administration receive full compensation.
b. The department concerned or the Cantonal Court may, with the agreement of the Department of Finance, increase the sitting fee for members who are sought for their technical skills or play an expert role.
c. If special circumstances so require, another mode of remuneration (e.g., fees) may be agreed upon, with the agreement of the Department of Finance.
d. In case of disagreement, the Council of State shall rule.
e. Judicial magistrates, prefects, and cantonal officials appointed to a commission do not receive a sitting fee.
f. By analogy, judicial magistrates, prefects, and cantonal officials, delegated by the Council of State to boards of directors or company committees, do not receive compensation unless otherwise expressly decided by the Council of State.
g. In the latter case, compensation is reduced by half, except for evening sittings, and compensation statements are subject to approval by the department to which the commission reports.
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1. Members and secretaries of committees who, due to the distance from their residence, must pay for a meal are entitled to an allowance, the amount of which is determined by a decision of the Council of State.
1. Members and secretaries of commissions are entitled to compensation for travel expenses in accordance with the decisions of the Council of State on this matter.
1. Internal working groups designated to study a problem are not equivalent to commissions; their members do not receive any attendance allowance.
1. This order is applicable by analogy to other activities (such as remuneration of experts for examinations) upon decision by the head of the relevant department or the Cantonal Court, subject to the agreement of the Department of Finance. In case of disagreement, the State Council shall decide.
1. This order repeals the order of February 24, 1961, setting the allowances for commission members, as well as the decisions of August 6, 1957, October 22, 1971, March 23, 1972, May 31, 1974, and December 17, 1975.
1. The Department of Finance is responsible for the execution of this order, which comes into effect on January 1, 1978.