Simon Murray remains mayor of Armidale, and the councillors still have their jobs more than a week after they agreed to be suspended.
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That will officially come to an end for the time being when an administrator is appointed officially on Friday, and the council suspended for three months.
While Diane Gray has resigned from council, nine of the remaining 10 councillors were in a meeting late on Tuesday to discuss the council's budget for the next financial year.
An administrator had been expected to be appointed last week, but late on Friday, Northern Tablelands MP Adam Marshall told ACM to wait for an update on the appointment of an adminstrator.
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Late on Tuesday he told ACM that the administrator would be officially appointed on Friday this week.
"It can't become official until it's proclaimed through the Government Gazette, which happens each Friday," Mr Marshall said.
He did say the administrator would be someone from outside the region.
Last week Mr Marshall said he had spoken to the Minister for Local Government, Shelley Hancock, and her office to secure the swift appointment of an independent administrator.
He said he looked to the future with a degree of optimism.
Last week the mayor acknowledged the attendance of only five councillors at the recent workshop to discuss the wording of council's reply to the Minister for Local Government Shelley Hancock - outlining the reasons why it should survive - was a fair indication of how fractured council had become.
Ms Hancock's office told ACM she would not be able to comment publicly until she had considered the response from the council.
Under the terms of the notice, the Minister has the power to suspend the mayor and councillors for an initial period of up to three months.
If necessary, the Minister can extend that period for a further three months (six months in total) to resolve the current issues within the council.
