Questione giuridica chiave
Whether the 17 April 2007 letter was an appealable administrative decision rather than a mere statement or refusal to decide.
Decisione estratta
The letter was an appealable decision because it definitively stated the authority's position and sought to determine that the organist office had ended with the professorship.
Motivazione estratta
Under cantonal and federal administrative law, a decision may also consist of a binding refusal of rights or duties or of a rejection of a request for a declaratory ruling. The letter had that legal character.