Key legal question
Whether the municipal pension rules violate equality and non-discrimination by limiting lifelong pensions to councillors aged 40 or older.
Extracted holding
The age threshold and the time-limited pension scheme are objectively justified and do not breach equality or the prohibition of discrimination.
Extracted reasoning
Cantons and communes may design pension schemes for magistrates according to the nature of the office. A distinction based on age and length of service is permissible because younger officeholders generally retain better prospects of resuming work, and the rules aim to avoid lifetime pensions for relatively young persons.