The comhairle faces making cuts and savings to tackle a £6.3 million deficit in the coming financial year.
Later this week councillors will vote over increasing council tax by 3%.
All departments will also be instructed to implement efficiency savings totalling £684,000.
But even these measures plus savings on loan fees would still leave the authority short of £4.4 million.
At the same time the council is conducting a review of its organisational structures.
The comhairle has seen an 18% reduction in grant funding since 2010 -
Instead of using £3.8 million earmarked for budget deficits to minimise the cuts, councillors are being asked to rubberstamp a strategy which could see 25% reductions in service costs over the next four years.
Finance director Robert Emmott explained: “It is therefore proposed that the council undertake a redesign programme aimed at reducing costs, whilst maintaining policy and service outcomes.
“This requires the council, together with its stakeholders, to consider different models for service delivery, including income generation.”
He highlighted uncertainty about the level of government funding to the council in future years is a “key challenge.”
Thus the “successful implementation of the redesign programme, together with the 1% savings programme, provides an effective strategy for the council to manage its projected deficits.”
The impact of this year’s cuts will be highlighted to councillors.
One council section warns of untidy offices with a “reduction in cleanliness” from cuts to a cleaning contract.
Some £59,000 is earmarked to be saved from street cleansing, refuse collections and recycling disposal plus fleet management charges.
Environmental issues may arise through crofters killing livestock themselves under reduced funding to Lochmaddy and Barra abattoirs fear bosses.
Funding for arts development projects would be hit.
Removing the 10% discount on second homes could bring in another £52,000.
Beyond this year significant savings will be looked at in redesigning waste collection and bus services.
All school related services will be examined including catering, learning support,
Gaelic and multi-
Early years education, community support, public toilets, sports facilities, libraries, community education are also priorities to reduce costs.
Maintaining roads and winter gritting will also be scrutinised.
Council faces cuts to tackle £6.3 million deficit
4 February 2018