Resolution of the Cantonal Council on the Determination of Remuneration for the Members of the Government Council

172.18

Resolution of the Cantonal Council

on the Determination of Remuneration

for Members of the Government Council

(of 31 August 2015)¹

The Cantonal Council,

based on § 20 of the Act on the Organization of the Government

Council and the Cantonal Administration of 6 June 2005³,

resolves²

I. a. The annual salary of the members of the Government Council

amounts to 125% of the highest salary according to Class 29 of

the Implementing Ordinance to the Personnel Act⁴. The entitlement

to salary begins with the assumption of office and ends with

the departure from office. Provisions of personnel law regarding

post-mortem salary enjoyment remain reserved.

b.⁵ The President of the Government Council receives an allowance

of CHF 25,410, and the Vice-President receives an allowance

of CHF 12,705.

c.⁵ For special expenses associated with the office, members of the

Government Council receive a fixed annual allowance of CHF

13,078.

d. The allowances according to para. I lit. b and the expense

reimbursements according to para. I lit. c shall be adjusted for

inflation to the same extent as the salaries of state personnel.

II. Remunerations, in particular fees, sitting allowances, and lump-sum

expenses, accruing to members of the Government Council in their capacity

as representatives of the Canton in public and private law organizations,

shall accrue to the State Treasury.

III. The provisions of personnel law concerning, in particular,

a. the payment of salary,

b. the granting of family allowances,

c. the rights and obligations in case of parenthood, illness, and accident,

d. legal protection,

are applicable mutatis mutandis to the members of the Government Council.

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IV. This resolution enters into force on 1 January 2016. On the same date,

the resolution of the Cantonal Council on the determination of the salaries

of the members of the Government Council of 4 March 1991 is repealed.

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1 OS 70, 374.

2 ABI 2015-09-18.

3 LS 172.1.

4 LS 177.111.

5 Version according to RRB of 25 September 2024 (OS 80, 1; ABI 2024-10-04).

In force since 1 January 2025.