The Butler County Bears are looking for a home field — again.

The semi-pro football team, now in its fifth year, is having its contract at Butler’s Memorial Park voided by the city. The park had been the team’s fourth different home field in its brief history.

City council canceled its contract with the Bears at its meeting Thursday night following complaints from the city police about the team.

Police chief Rob Brown told council at its Tuesday meeting that the club used numerous profanities and was involved in various fights during a game June 14 against the Pittsburgh Stealth.

Bears coach and owner Kirk Berbigler, who attended Thursday’s meeting, admitted a fight erupted “on the field” during the game.

“I got hit in the head with a helmet while trying to help break it up,” Bergbigler said. “But the fight was between players on the field. Nothing escalated or happened off the field.

“They (Pittsburgh Stealth) have a reputation for this sort of thing and I’m sorry it happened here. The teams didn’t shake hands after the game to avoid further interaction. I made sure our players were gone from the area before they (Stealth) left the field. Nothing further happened.”

Council voted 4-0 to void the contract, thus leaving the Bears without a field for their final home game, scheduled July 12 against the Pittsburgh Pride.

Brown told council Thursday that none of his officers will sign up to work the game after the last incident.

“They won’t go,” he said. “Last time we had to call everyone that was in the city out there. It used all my resources.”

Bergbigler said the Bears had paid $500 per game to use Memorial Park as part of the contract, along with up to $1,600 to pay for two city policemen to serve as security.

“I could bring in another security outfit, but they (city) insist on city police. It’d be a shame if we had to forfeit our last home game because of this,” he said. “I mean, this is one incident in five years. I feel like five years of hard work is being destroyed because of a couple of hours.

“We took care of that field. We mowed the grass, lined the field, spent eight hours each Friday getting it ready for a Saturday game. And we picked up all of the trash after every practice and game.”

Brown said police have had trouble at the Bears’ other home games this season.

“It’s going to be hard to find another field to play our last home game because it’s only two weeks away ... You have to go through school boards to get permission to use a high school field and there’s no time to go through that process now,” Bergbigler said.

The Bears are no longer permitted to practice at Memorial Park, either. They do have a NFL punt, pass and kick competition for kids scheduled July 10 at the park that will likely be allowed to take place.

“We already have some kids signed up for that,” Bergbigler said. “We always try to get involved in the community.”

The Bears have previously played their home games at Karns City, Butler and Moniteau high schools. They began using Memorial Park midway through last season and its home game crowds increased when they did so.

The organization had never been denied use of a field because of fighting or improper behavior before.

Bergbigler said he would contact the Pittsburgh Pride about possibly hosting their July 12 game, but didn’t know if that field would be available.

“Most of these fields get booked up back in January or February,” he said.

He is unsure where the Bears will call home next year.

“Someone mentioned Graham Park in Cranberry as a possibility, but we haven’t gotten down to exploring that yet,” Bergbigler said. “I’m pretty disappointed by all of this.”

Staff writer Will DeShong contributed to this report