Last month the Moffat County Board of Education offered Pete Bergmann the district’s superintendent position.

Monday night members will have an opportunity to approve his contract.

Board members interviewed Bergmann, who had been serving as interim superintendent since the departure of Duane Wrightson last summer, at a special meeting Feb. 28.

At the conclusion of the meeting the board convened to executive session during which time members unanimously voted to offer Bergmann the job.

The decision cut short a search process that was supposed to last into April when finalists were to be brought in for interviews.

At the time of Bergmann’s interview, the district had received 16 applications for the vacant position.

The district had been advertising since December for the position in the Denver Post and education Internet sites.

Board President Phil Hastings explained the reasons for ending the search and why the board offered Bergmann the job.

“He has a lot of positive qualities and he’s been in Moffat County for a long time,” he said. “He’s an individual the board felt it could work with. He has integrity, honesty and all of the characteristics we were looking for in a superintendent.”

Hastings said the board did not see a reason to prolong the search.

“Speaking for myself, I thought we had a lot of good applicants, but most didn’t have any more experience than Pete Bergmann,” he said. “None of the applications indicated to me that we could get better than we already had.”

Board member Steve Hafey agreed.

“I’m very happy,” he said. “I think Pete is better than anyone we looked at to take the district to another level in educational expertise.”

In other business Monday night, the board will:

hear budget, personal and Colorado Department of Education transportation reports.

decide whether to approve second reading of the district bully proofing policy.

decide whether to award a van bid.