Point of Order means a matter that a Member considers to be a departure from or contravention of the rules, procedures or generally accepted practices of Council.
Point of Order means a statement made by a Member during a Meeting drawing to the attention of the Chair a breach of the Rules of Procedure.
Point of Order means the raising of a question by a member in a meeting claiming that the procedures of the meeting or of an individual council member are contrary to the procedural rules or practices.
Examples of Point of Order in a sentence
BOB NANVA: Point of order: I am reticent to do this, but we are now flagrantly ignoring procedural fairness resolution paragraph 13.
EMILY SUVAAL: Point of order: The rules of debate still apply to committee inquiry hearings.
More Definitions of Point of Order
Point of Order means the raising of a question by a member, with the view of calling attention to any departure from the Procedures Bylaw or the customary modes or proceedings in debate, or in the conduct of the Council’s business;
Point of Order means the pointing out of any deviation from or anything contrary to, the conduct and or any other irregularity in the proceedings of a meeting;
Point of Order. - shall mean any alleged breach of the rules or irregularity in the proceedings of a meeting.
Point of Order means a question raised by a member with respect to any departure from the Procedural By-law or in the practised conduct of Council or Committee business.
Point of Order means a point raised by a councillor during the council meeting and shall only relate to a matter of procedure and provided for in the rules of order;
Point of Order means a point raised to draw attention to an alleged breach of the Act or these procedures in relation to the proceedings of a meeting;
Point of Order means the procedural mechanism by which a member may rise where this by-law or any other procedural legislation is believed to have been infringed.