What Gemeindeverwaltung Rorschacherberg does

Gemeindeverwaltung Rorschacherberg is the municipal government entity (legal name: Politische Gemeinde Rorschacherberg) for the municipality of Rorschacherberg in the Canton of St. Gallen, Switzerland. It is a politically constituted public administration serving approximately 7,500 residents, governed by a directly elected municipal council (Gemeinderat) under a Municipal President (Patrick Trochsler) and a separate School President (Markus Fässler until end-2026). The entity has 23 disclosed administrative employees, plus separately operated wholly-owned municipal undertakings covering electricity supply (Elektrizitätsversorgung Rorschacherberg), water supply (Wasserversorgung Rorschacherberg), the Haus zum Seeblick community facility, and the broader Technische Betriebe technical-operations division.

The service portfolio is built around a small set of digital products layered on top of traditional in-person administration. The municipal website (rorschacherberg.ch) functions as the primary communication channel, complemented by an Online-Schalter transactional portal for permits and document requests, an E-Voting system for digital participation in elections and referendums, the biweekly Rundblick community newsletter, and an external room-reservation platform for public facilities. Distribution occurs through the physical office at Goldacherstrasse 67, the self-serve online counter, and E-Voting; communication is via the website, newsletter, official publications, and the annual Bürgerversammlung (next scheduled April 1, 2026).

Funding is non-commercial: the municipality is financed primarily through local tax revenue (the tax rate was lifted to 100% in the 2025 budget cycle), with no fees charged for standard administrative services. Governance is subject to cantonal oversight by the Canton of St. Gallen, and the municipality participates in regional shared-service arrangements (Betreibungsamt Region Rorschach, regional civil protection RZSO St.Gallen-Bodensee). Recent activity centers on leadership transitions (a new municipal clerk joining June 2026, by-elections scheduled September 27, 2026), incremental regulatory modernization (building regulation revision, revised school regulations effective August 2024), and continuation of digitization of resident-facing services.

Name

Gemeindeverwaltung Rorschacherberg

Legal name

Politische Gemeinde Rorschacherberg

Website

https://rorschacherberg.ch

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Municipal government entity (Politische Gemeinde Rorschacherberg) providing public administration, digital citizen services, utilities oversight, and local governance to approximately 7,500 residents of Rorschacherberg in the Canton of St. Gallen, Switzerland.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Municipal Government Services

NAICS

Executive, Legislative, and Other General Government Support (9211), Executive Offices (92111), Administration of Urban Planning and Community and Rural Development (92512)

akta.pro primary industry

Mayor/City Manager & General Administration (BPAIACAA)

akta.pro secondary industry

City Clerk/Records, Elections & Civic Engagement (BPAIACAB)

Keywords

• Municipal administration
• Public administration services
• Resident registration services
• Building permit services
• Local government services

Headquarters

HQ city

Rorschacherberg

HQ country

Switzerland

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D, Others

Revenue model

1. Tax Revenue: The municipality is primarily funded through local tax revenue. The tax rate was adjusted to 100% as of the 2025 budget cycle.

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Gemeindeverwaltung Rorschacherberg is the municipal government administration for the municipality of Rorschacherberg in the Canton of St. Gallen, Switzerland. It provides mandated local public services to residents including resident registration, building permits, tax administration, social welfare, civil protection, waste management, water and electricity supply, school administration, and civic participation (voting/elections). The municipality operates a physical administration office, an online counter (Online-Schalter), and an e-voting platform to deliver these services.

Product overview

Gemeindeverwaltung Rorschacherberg operates a municipal administration website serving approximately 7,500 residents. The digital offering consists of the main municipal website with integrated Online-Schalter (online counter) for citizen services, E-Voting for electronic participation in elections and referendums, the bi-weekly Rundblick newsletter, and room reservation capabilities. The municipality provides traditional administrative services including building permits, population registration, tax administration, social services, and public safety through both digital and physical channels. The website functions as the primary digital touchpoint while in-person services remain available at the municipal office on Goldacherstrasse 67.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Online-Schalter (Online Counter)

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Eight partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Kommunale Gesamterneuerungswahlen 2024 participantscoreOthers · 22 September 2024The municipal council elections for the term 2025-2028 were conducted on September 22, 2024, with elected officials including Gemeindepräsidium (Patrick Trochsler), Schulpräsidium (Markus Fässler), and five Gemeinderat members.
• Schule RorschacherbergcoreOthersThe municipality oversees local schooling through the school presidency and school administration. The school website is at schule-rorschacherberg.ch. School-related news and events are published through the municipal portal.
• Kanton St. GallencoreOthersThe municipality operates under the governance of the Canton of St. Gallen. Various cantonal approvals are required for municipal decisions. The canton provides frameworks for planning, building, and administrative standards.
• Betreibungsamt Region RorschachminorOthersA debt collection office serving the region including Rorschacherberg and newly joining municipalities Mörschwil and Untereggen as of 2024. The municipality is a member of this shared service arrangement.
• Lehrstellenforum BodenseeminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe municipality co-hosts the Lehrstellenforum Bodensee (apprenticeship forum) at the Mehrzweckhalle Rorschacherberg. Partners include the Amt für Berufsbildung, the municipality and school of Rorschacherberg, AGV Rorschach, Gewerbeverein Region Rorschach, and neighboring municipalities Goldach, Tübach, Mörschwil, and Untereggen. The 2025 edition had 66 participating companies, a record number.
• Technische Betriebe RorschacherbergcoreOthersThe municipality's technical operations division manages electricity supply, water supply, and other utility services for the community. Operates under the municipal administration with published tariffs for electricity and water.
• RZSO St.Gallen-Bodensee (Regionales Zivilschutzorganisations)minorOthersRegional civil protection organization serving the St.Gallen-Bodensee region. The municipality participates in this regional security arrangement.
• Katholische Kirche Region Rorschach (KKRR)minorOthersThe Catholic Church Region Rorschach operates separately but shares community facilities and coordinates on social services. Their new website is at kkrr.ch.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Others

• innosolv GmbH: Swiss municipal software specialist offering NEST and other platforms for tax administration, resident services, and permitting — directly comparable to the digital administrative systems deployed by Rorschacherberg.
• Abraxas Informatik AG: Leading Swiss e-government and municipal-IT software vendor that supplies many Swiss municipal administrations with resident-registration, e-voting, permitting, and digital-counter platforms comparable to Rorschacherberg's Online-Schalter and E-Voting systems.
• bedag IT AG: Swiss public-sector IT provider serving cantonal and municipal governments with digital administration, citizen portals, and E-Government platforms — directly comparable to the technology layer underlying Rorschacherberg's digital citizen services.

Direct peers

• Gemeinde Goldach: Adjacent municipality in the Rorschach region that co-hosts the Lehrstellenforum Bodensee with Rorschacherberg and operates comparable municipal services for a similarly sized population, making it a directly comparable peer for service portfolio and scale.
• Gemeinde Mörschwil: Neighboring municipality that newly joined the shared Betreibungsamt Region Rorschach in 2024 alongside Rorschacherberg, operates a similar small-scale municipal administration with comparable services, and participates in the same regional apprenticeship forum.
• Stadt Amriswil: Small Swiss municipality in Thurgau canton with comparable population (~7,500-13,000 range) operating a full municipal administration including digital citizen services, utilities, and E-Voting — directly comparable in service breadth and scale.
• Gemeinde Rorschach: Neighboring municipality in the Rorschach region (Canton St. Gallen) that shares regional services with Rorschacherberg (Betreibungsamt, RZSO civil protection, apprenticeship forum) and operates a similar full municipal administration offering including utilities, social services, and digital citizen portals.
• Gemeinde Tübach: Small neighboring municipality in the Rorschach region that co-organizes regional events with Rorschacherberg and operates an analogous local-government service portfolio at a comparable population scale.
• Gemeinde Untereggen: Small neighboring municipality that joined the shared Betreibungsamt Region Rorschach in 2024 with Rorschacherberg, operates a comparable small-scale municipal administration, and participates in regional cooperation on apprenticeship forums.

Regional players

• Gemeinde Horn (TG): Municipality across Lake Constance in the neighboring Canton of Thurgau with similar population scale and municipal service offering; comparable in service portfolio but governed under a different cantonal framework.

Market position

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks1 record

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/gemeindeverwaltung-rorschacherberg

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles8 records

Subsidiaries4 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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