Point of Information means the procedural mechanism by which a member may present or receive information of interest to Council.

Point of Information means a request or statement directed to the Presiding Officer, or through the Presiding Officer to another Member or to the administration, for or about information relevant to the business at hand, but not related to a Point of Procedure;

Point of Information means a request to the Chair or through the Chair to another Council member or to the City Manager for information relevant to the business at hand but not related to parliamentary procedure;

Examples of Point of Information in a sentence

A Point of Information takes precedence over a main motion, is not debatable, is not amendable, is not superseded by other motions, and is ruled on for appropriateness by the Presiding Officer.
The speaker may choose to accept a Point of Information or to reject or waive down a Point of Information.
In Parliamentary Debate, the opposing debaters may ask to see the debaters’ notes containing any cited material as part of a Point of Information and the team reading the cited materials must show the handwritten notes, with citation, upon such request.
Point of Information: anybody may ask a question of the Chair regarding procedural, parliamentary, or legislative issues.
Interruptions – During a substantive speech (an 8-minute speech) a competitor from the opposite team may rise to offer a Point of Information.

More Definitions of Point of Information

Point of Information means a request directed to the Mayor, or through the Chair to another member or to staff, for information relevant to the business at hand, but not related to a point of procedure.

Point of Information means the procedural mechanism by which a Member may present or receive information in relation to a Motion under consideration.

Point of Information means a request raised by a Member directed through the Chair to another Member or to Administration for information relevant to the business at hand but not related to a Point of Order.

Point of Information means a question made by a Member to obtain information on the procedures of a Council meeting.

Point of Information means directing a request to the Chair, or through the Chair, to another member or to the staff, for information relevant to any matter connected with the business of the City, but not related to parliamentary procedure.

Point of Information means a request through the Chair, for information relevant to