Overview
By order of the Federal Constitution the AOB is authorised to act on its own and
initiate an investigative proceeding ex-officio if it has reason to suspect any case of
maladministration. The members of the AOB made use of this right as in previous
years and initiated 61 ex-officio investigative proceedings (2012: 58).
Resolved complaints relative to regional and municipal
government administration
2013
2012
No maladministration found
4,338
4,306
Maladministration on the part of the authorities
1,444
1,519
Complaints outside the AOB mandate
1,284
1,311
Investigative proceeding currently inadmissible
(administrative proceeding still ongoing)
1,215
1,362
Complaint retracted
696
643
Complaints not suitable for handling
(per the relevant regulations)
178
167
Cases which the Board jointly determined as cases of
maladministration and issued a recommendation
6
7
Challenges to regulations
0
0
9,161
9,315
TOTAL
61 ex-officio
investigative
proceedings
2.3.3 Budget and Staff
In 2013, due to budgetary reforms, the AOB‘s budget structure dramatically
changed, as did the budgetary structure of the entire federal administration. The
AOB‘s federal budget statement is now split into a cash flow statement and an
operating statement. The cash flow statement presents incoming and outgoing
payments. The operating statement shows appropriately accrued income and
expenses.
Increased budget due
to new competences
In 2013, the AOB had access to a total budget based on the cash flow statement
of EUR 10,209,000 i.e. EUR 10,115,000 based on the operating statement. The
difference between the cash flow statement and the operating statement (EUR
94,000) is largely due to depreciation of property, plant and equipment and
expenses arising out of allocations to reserves (severance payments, length-ofservice bonuses), which only affect the result. As a consequence, only the cash
flow statement is discussed below, as only this statement presents the actual cash
flows.
The cash flow statement includes personnel costs of EUR 5,592,000 and general
administrative costs of EUR 3,628,000. General administrative costs include e.g.
payments made to the commissions and to the Human Rights Advisory Council,
17