Thread:Jackboog21/@comment-26699584-20181226062455/@comment-8846246-20181226070118

Well, I don't see a reason more ranks couldn't be created.

As for how the checks and balances work. The COA meets once a month for a long meeting (anywhere from 1 to 2ish weeks). Each COA member is allowed to vote, and only the Head Bureaucrat has any unique abilities within the council.

The Head Bureaucrat is responsible for hosting the meeting and can propose policies to the COA, but that's pretty much it. It still needs a majority to become official.

Some pros: Some cons:
 * More comprehensive policies.
 * More staff agreement.
 * No-one has all the power.
 * The system is very flexible, as a vote can expand or retract what the councils have the authority to do.
 * A bit of a delay for new policy.
 * Lots of debating (I personally see this more as "Neutral")

As for staff and users. That's where the COTP comes in. Their job is to talk with the users and get feedback. They then take the feedback, create policies, and these policies go directly to the COA to be voted on in the following meeting.