Point of order

[Guest Lyle A. Waddell]

During the public comments part of a council meeting, can a councilman yell out point of order and the chair immediatly suspend the public from speaking?

[hmtcastle]

During the public comments part of a council meeting, can a councilman yell out point of order and the chair immediatly suspend the public from speaking?

Well, there's probably no justification for yelling but a point of order can certainly interrupt a non-member's speech and the chair may have a good reason for sustaining the point of order and ending the speech of non-members (aka "the public), though the final decision is up to the members, not the chair alone.

[Gary c Tesser]

I prefer that a council member yells out Point of Order during the public comments part of a council meeting only if he's being bitten by a crocodile, but then, he shouldn't be yelling Point of Order; rather, Yaaah, I'm being bitten by a crocodile, better end the public comments part of the meeting.

[Edited Thurs 9:19 PM to add a mislaid "Yaaah" to "Yaaah."]