Seven Fields and Evans City will engage in mediation later this month regarding leftover assets from their now-defunct joint police department.

According to Seven Fields manager Tom Smith, the mediation will take place over the phone on Monday, April 28.

Vice President Dawn Servello and council member Morgan Hardesty are slated to represent Seven Fields.

Council President Cheri Deener, council member Brad Rubinosky and solicitor Ryan Mergl will represent Evans City. Borough secretary Lori Brooks will also be in attendance, according to Deener.

The Evans City-Seven Fields Regional Police Department officially dissolved at the end of 2023. However, the two boroughs have failed to reach an agreement over remaining inventory, which most notably includes three police vehicles.

“We want an outside mediator to take in all of the assets, appraise it fairly and distribute it equitably,” Seven Fields Council President Kimberly Regan-Koch said.

When the department was first established a decade ago, an agreement signed by both boroughs detailed that any expenses would be divided based off of population.

That left Seven Fields to handle 61.5% of any costs, including wages, insurance and regular maintenance, while Evans City was responsible for 38.5%.

If any deal is to be reached with the sale of the three police vehicles and other assets, it would most likely follow the same percentage breakdown, Deener said.

“I think everything needs to be listed out and then divided accordingly based off of the agreement that was signed,” Deener said.

Both sides have accused one another of being unwilling to negotiate throughout the months-long affair.

On Oct. 10, Evans City made an offer of $58,000 to purchase all three police vehicles and all leftover property. That offer was based on estimates from Municibid, an online government auctions website, according to Evans City officials.

However, in a response letter dated Nov. 7, Seven Fields officials said they would only be willing to accept a global settlement of assets valued at $95,000.

“There’s differing opinions on the value of the remaining assets,” Regan-Koch said. “This should’ve already been resolved.”

Both boroughs, however, have continued the standoff, which has mainly centered around the vehicles and what each side claims is an incorrect list of remaining assets, including firearms, computers and cameras.

Regan-Koch said two of the police vehicles that had been in Evans City’s possession were dropped off at the Seven Fields borough building in December 2024 without keys.

Deener confirmed that was around the time the vehicles were dropped off, but alleges the keys were not dropped off because no one was in the office at the time.

Both vehicles were dead and needed new batteries to move them farther away from the building, Regan-Koch said. She noted that officials replaced the batteries and acquired the keys shortly after sending an email to Evans City officials in mid-February.

Since the department disbanded, Evans City has opted to methodically rebuild their own department. Five part-time officers have been hired so far, and there are plans to employ six by the end of the summer.

Evans City also recently acquired a new 2025 Dodge Durango for its department.

“I’m going to keep striving for what’s best for most people,” Deener said. “You’re not going to please everyone, but we’re going to make decisions based off of what’s best for the people in Evans City.”

Meanwhile, Seven Fields signed a four-year contract with the Northern Regional Police Department, which also serves four communities in Allegheny County. The first year of that contract was worth $650,000.

Regan-Koch said there are plans to extend that partnership, with both sides displaying interest.

“They are fabulous,” she said. “They started 10 days early before the contract was officially in place. All parties are very happy with how it’s going. We are currently negotiating with them to continue our relationship.”