On the adviser's page (General, Foreman, etc) you may have noted there are now pretty green check marks. This is new from the middle of last round and frankly I hadn't read the fine print either... IF you leave the green check mark checked, it will auto renew the appropriate adviser for you and of course auto deduct 300 coin to make it happen. Looking back over the bug reports it seems the vast majority of the reported issues must have something to do with this feature. When I looked at renewal times and bug reports there was almost a 1 to 1 correspondence.
Good rule, check the check

and make sure it is set the way you want it set.
That said, there are still a few issues that don't fit this explanation and they will be looked at as well!
Regards, JR - Game Moderator