WSMoti
Thank you for the post.
I believe that every District Council Member should list their schedules on their official website. If you visit Council Member Herbold’s website and then go to her calendar link the meeting you mentioned is not listed as it should be.
The email list is an option but it doesn’t work well for many people because it requires people to get all sorts of emails all the time when all they want to do is set up a meeting. It is push vs pull technology which is regressive since some West Seattle residents may not wish to pay for unwanted data charges to participate in local government.
The other issue is that Council Member is not giving residents enough notice about her in district meetings. She sponsored the Secure Scheduling legislation with the understanding that people need two weeks notice to plan for work and other events. The Council Member should use the same practice in her own office and give the residents of her district two weeks notice about in district meetings. On one occasion the Council Member gave residents a mere one day notice before an in district meeting.
Lastly I have emailed Alex from the Council Member’s office several times and he did not reply to me with the the info about the January 27th meeting. The Council Member was not copied on my recent emails to Alex so perhaps she is unaware of the challenges some of her constituents are having with setting up a meeting with her about West Seattle specific issues.