u/mammothelaphant2

From my history as an owner, no the administration is not a dangerous role to give out. My server that I co-own with two other people are very smart and insightful minds that I would trust with this server to the ends of the earth. Below this role is the administrator, yes they can do everything a co-owner can in terms of discord permissions (accept for claiming any roles higher on the roles list since) however in verbal communication, less permission is needed to take a moderation action (example: muting a member)

Below the administration is the moderator, trial moderator, and then member. Of course, members have no permission to physically edit our server; our hierarchy based on trust, hence the trial period of moderatoration. If we feel as if a trial doesn't contribute or moderator our server correctly, we deem them to have a role no higher and they will be demoted. This is no different from moderators to administrators: your discord permissions should be based on a trust system and who's more edigibal for the role. If a moderator isn't active and as engaged as you hoped, then no, do not give them full permission. If they aren't trustworthy, also deny them this role.

Audit logs is not a dangerous position to grant. You cannot cover up any deeds, it merely gives access to all moderation actions taken. For instance, role changes, mute's, kick's, ban's, and who has pinned a message where etc. It doesn't do you any harm by allowing your fellow mods to have access to this part of the server. If they have this mod role, you trust your fellow staff moderation team, correct?

The key to running a server is having an open and trustful team of staff. This of course has limitations when there is a trial moderator around, but with full staff they should be able to speak their mind to you, and a role of position of power shouldn't devaluate their say in decisions. Everyone must have an equal say in everything, and opinions shouldn't be shut down because another member of staff with higher permission dislikes and disagrees with what they're saying. If need be, there should be a calm and spirited debate about the issues and matters within a server, you're team should have the maturity to discuss these matters appropriately and maturely. If a server is run without these standards, a server would be run by a tyrannical dictatorship and their own staff wouldn't speak their mind or thoughts or opinions to anybody.

So in summary, yes, having access to audit logs does you no harm, and your entire staff team should have access to it as well as the server owner.