AGM 2026

Community Council Annual General Meetings are usually held in June each year but, along with a number of other community councils across Sutherland, Tongue Melness & Skerray Community Councillors have agreed unanimously to postpone the AGM from June until 15th September 2026.

Under the current arrangements, volunteers are being exposed to unacceptable personal legal and financial risks, which could deter future volunteers from serving on Community Councils.

The Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973 states that it is the responsibility of the local authority to establish a community council scheme for their geographical area, and it is recommended that local authorities, in consultation with the local community, establish a complaints process. Highland Council has been repeatedly approached but has so far refused to amend the Scheme of Establishment to include a complaints or disciplinary process.