Questione giuridica chiave
May a municipal regulation extend compulsory office service beyond the constitutional limit by requiring a chairperson to serve a new three-year term?
Decisione estratta
No. The constitutional limitation of compulsory service to one term cannot be extended by municipal regulation; an officeholder may resign after three years even if later elected chairperson.
Motivazione estratta
Art. 22 of the Cantonal Constitution limits compulsory service to the duration of the officeholder's term. Becoming chairperson does not remove the constitutional right to leave the municipal body after three years; resignation from the body necessarily ends the chairmanship as well.