AGENDA

TIREE COMMUNITY COUNCIL

DECEMBER PUBLIC MEETING

5pm Wednesday 10 December 2025

Conference Room, Trust Offices

1. Welcome
2. Choice of chair
3. Apologies
4. Complaint from Councillor Amanda Hampsey:

‘I am writing to you today in your capacity as secretary to Tiree Community Council to raise a formal complaint regarding the conduct of the Chair of Tiree Community Council, Gerard McGoogan. Over a period of recent months, I have experienced a pattern of obstructive, rude and dismissive behaviour from the Chair, both in written correspondence and during meetings of the Community Council. This conduct has at times created a hostile, intimidating and unprofessional atmosphere which undermines open and respectful participation. The most recent example occurred during an online meeting of the Community Council on Wednesday when the Chair muted my microphone while I was contributing to the discussion. This action was both embarrassing, unnecessary and inappropriate and served to prevent me from participating fully in the meeting, as demonstrated by the chair agreeing when asked, that he intended to silence me. Taken together, these behaviours are inconsistent with the standards set out in the Code of Conduct for Community Councillors which requires members, and particularly the Chair, to treat others with courtesy and respect and to conduct business in a fair, transparent and non-discriminatory manner. I therefore request that this matter be handled under Tiree Community Council’s formal complaints procedure.’

5. Minutes of last meeting and matters arising
6. Correspondence: including library, EV milage budget changes; new rules for community councils
7. Reports of meetings: including resilience meeting; Guardian journalist; Islands Business Resilience Plan; Island Digital Connectivity; Outer Hebrides Climate Hub
8. District councillor reports
9. Aftermath of Storm Amy
10. Bus shelter at Pier View
11. Transport matters
12. Planning
13. AOCB