Cantonal Council ZG The resolutions of the Zug Cantonal Council in brief
At its meeting on Thursday, the Cantonal Council of Zug
29.08.2024, 17:04
29.08.2024, 17:07
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- Thomas Gwerder (center) was tacitly declared elected as the new cantonal councillor for the municipality of Baar. Gwerder succeeds Pirmin Andermatt, who passed away on April 18.
- The election of Martin Affentranger (ALG) as the new Cantonal Councillor for the municipality of Hünenberg was tacitly confirmed. Affentranger replaces Rita Hofer, who stepped down in July.
- Livio Bundi was tacitly confirmed as the successor to Marc Reichmuth, who resigned from the cantonal council. Bundi represents the municipality of Steinhausen and is a member of the SVP.
- Parliamentary motions referred to the cantonal government.
- Commissions appointed.
- took note of the report of the Ombudsman's Office of the Canton of Zug for 2023 without any major discussion.
- approved a partial revision of the law on the organization of civil and criminal justice without discussion after the second reading by 65 votes to 1. This concerns the merger of municipal justice of the peace offices.
- A partial revision of the law on the organization of civil and criminal justice in Zug was approved without discussion after a second reading by 66 votes to 0. This bill deals with the law on legal costs and access to the courts.
- The partial revision of the Administrative Jurisdiction Act was approved by 65 votes to 0 after a second reading. This clarifies that judges are required to reside in the canton of Zug. There was no discussion on this.
- The value-added initiative was rejected by 57 votes to 17 and a debate was held on a counter-proposal. The vote on this will take place after the second reading.
- Approved the partial revision of motor vehicle taxes and rejected a bonus for energy-efficient driving by 37 votes to 32.
- verbally supported the purchase of the "Casa Rossa" in Zug for CHF 9.83 million. The vote will take place after the second reading.
- A postulate that had been declared partially substantial was written off as unfinished by 37 votes to 26. The postulate demanded that the canton issue a public invitation to tender for a printed official gazette. The government council did not implement the request due to competition law and legal concerns.
- A motion by Kurt Balmer (center) for a professional initiative for the abolition of the obligation to contract in health insurance was declared non-considerable by 50 votes to 12.
