The islands' councillors will consider a motion to investigate alternative forms of governance.
He said: "We are really struggling at the moment, we have to replace the whole ferry fleet which is older than the CalMac fleet."And the funding we get from the Scottish government is significantly less per head than Shetland and the Western Isles to run the same services - we can't go on as we are."Mr Stockan said an in-depth study of the finances had never been carried out.
Mr Stockan's motion also cites British Crown Dependencies Guernsey, Jersey and the Isle of Man as potential models to follow.But he warns that a large amount of staff resource would be needed to investigate the options and consult the public. Mr Stockan also suggests that the council should investigate how Orkney could secure a "Nordic connection" with Denmark. Norway or Iceland.Orkney was previously held under Norwegian and Danish control until it became part of Scotland in 1472.
Mr Stockan said: "We were part of the Norse kingdom for much longer than we were part of the United Kingdom.
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