The Dukes County Commission this week interviewed five candidates for two openings on the Martha’s Vineyard airport commission.

The county is the appointing authority for the airport commission, which oversees operations and maintenance at the county-owned airport.

The three-year terms of airport commissioners Norman Perry and Beth Toomey expire at the end of February. Ms. Toomey was appointed to the airport commission in September 2014 to fill the seat of Peter O. Bettencourt, who had resigned. Ms. Toomey is not seeking reappointment.

Mr. Perry, a retired IBM executive, is seeking reappointment and was interviewed at the county commission meeting Wednesday. He noted the change in relations between the two commissions, which have sparred for years, including in court, over control and authority at the airport. The airport commission came under new leadership last year and has begun searching for a new manager following the resignation of Sean Flynn in December.

“It’s extremely wonderful now,” Mr. Perry said. “Transparency is good, finally. I look back and say, what can we do better. Problems present opportunities.”

Also interviewed via video conference was James Graham Jr., a former marketing executive and fundraiser for a private school. He is employed part time by Cape Air.

“I think I would bring a nice balance, somebody who knows a fair amount of the inner workings of the airport,” Mr. Graham said. “I really have a passion for the airport.”

Don Ogilvie, a West Tisbury year-round resident who is retired from a career in government, the private sector and academia, is seeking one of the two appointments.

“I’m a pilot, 46 years flying in all kinds of airplanes, into every imaginable kind of airport,” Mr. Ogilvie said. “I can bring a perspective from a pilot who has been to a lot of different parts of the United States.”

The commission conducted an interview of Norman Werthwein by telephone conference call. Mr. Werthwein is a certified public accountant who has consulted with current airport commissioners on financial matters.

“There could be improvements in budgeting and financial reporting,” he said. “With my financial background and experience I could bring a different set of eyes.”

Kristen Zern, executive director of a travel marketing association, was the last of the five candidates interviewed.

“I have spent most of my life in travel and aviation,” Ms. Zern said. “I think I have a lot of energy and a lot of interest. I have finally reached the point in my life where I have time.”

County commissioners plan to vote on the two appointments at their March 2 meeting.

In other business, county manager Martina Thornton relayed the results of a so-called point in time survey of homeless people on Martha’s Vineyard. She said volunteers counted 17 people without a permanent place to live. Last year, the survey documented 15 homeless people.

She reported a new case worker employed by the Hyannis based Housing Assistance Corporation has begun work on the Island. The part-time position is funded by state taxpayers.

Also beginning work is a part-time case worker who helps residents with social services. That position is funded through a grant from the Community Action Committee of Cape Cod and the Islands, a private nonprofit group that receives support from private donors, as well as contracts with state and federal government.