The Town of Coupeville is seeking applications to fill a full-time planning director position.

The first screening of applications will be March 12 with selection hopefully in April, Mayor Nancy Conard said.

In late 2014, Town Council approved a budget addition for a full-time employee position for the planning department.

Currently, the town contracts for services and current Planning Director Bridgett Smith comes in an average of three days a week.

Because the position is changing to an employee status, the town must seek applications.

Smith has been encouraged to apply and Conard said Smith could very well transition into the full-time position. The town will wait and see what kind of applications it gets, she said.

Earlier, council members discussed having two part-time positions with different skill sets between short-term and long-term planning.

“Council would prefer to have one full-time person who could do it all,” Conard said.

One big project that’s upcoming is an update to the town’s comprehensive plan, which must be done periodically.

The next revision is due in two years, Conard said.