The community will get a chance to meet candidates for the interim director position for Island Transit Friday.

After a public reception at 5 p.m., the board is scheduled to go into executive session. The members may name the new interim chief afterward.

The names of the candidates haven’t been released.

The special meeting of the Island Transit Board of Directors will begin at 1:30 p.m. Friday at the Island Transit Operations & Administration Building on Highway 20 near Coupeville.

The board will be in closed-door, executive session 1:35-5 p.m. to evaluate the qualifications of an applicant for public employment.

It will be followed by the hour-long reception at 6 p.m. The board will be back into executive session at 6 p.m.

An open public meeting will resume upon completion of executive session with possible action relating to the selection of an interim director.

Accommodations will be made available upon request. The meeting room is accessible and is open to the public. For more information, please call 360-678-7771 or email info@islandtransit.org