Questão jurídica principal
Whether the commune validly ended the appellant's functionary status and could refuse salary for 2005-2008.
Decisão extraída
The commune's move away from the former fixed-term appointment system was valid, and the appellant had no enforceable right to tacit renewal or salary for a new four-year period.
Fundamentação extraída
The court held that the former renewal rule only made sense if the commune maintained the fixed-period appointment system. Once the commune validly changed the regime, procedural imperfections in the June and December 2004 communications did not preserve an unlawful advantage. No properly argued transitional-law or good-faith claim required keeping the old status.