What you might not realize is there already has been a lot of conflict, though perhaps mostly behind the scenes about some of the handing out of mod powers in the past. So, I don't think the current way of doing things has been working as well as you think it has.but I really just don't want to see a lot of conflict over something that I think isn't a huge problem, currently.
We -- and particularly the people who have worked so hard to make the new site happen, including techies, Jan, and Alea -- are, essentially, the founders of the new, improved site.
You mention Alea as one of the people who is essentially a founder of this new site. And yet under the system you are espousing, she would have no say as to who is or isn't a mod. If Mobius has mostly been deleting bots and doing other tech-like jobs, then why not make him a tech mod? I also don't believe that we need another mod at this time. How often is the mod hammer needed? But if we truly do need a fourth, why not pick from one of the other long-standing, mature, very active members? If you look at the top 10 most active posters, for example, the non-mods are myself, Alea, Rei, Zero, Starlooker, Young Val and Mich. Zero is already going to be a tech mod. Why not see if any of the others are interested in being the fourth mod. Who has the time and effort and desire to do it?
I don't think that being "in charge" equates to making a unilateral decision. I think that leads to a disgruntled community, even if some members don't voice those thoughts openly.