The Woodbury City Council tabled approval of a school resource officer agreement with District 833 on Tuesday after disagreeing with the school district's proposed changes to contract language describing the city's 2023 termination of the previous agreement.

The council had terminated the 2008 SRO contract in September 2023 through Resolution 23-155, but the school district requested language stating the city sent "notice of its intent and desire to review and renegotiate" rather than acknowledging the termination. Council members objected to what they viewed as a mischaracterization of their actions.

"We terminated the contract," said Council Member Anne Wilson. "They're asking for a change that is factually incorrect." The council will meet with school district officials Friday to discuss the language before reconsidering the agreement.

The proposed contract would have the district pay 75% of officers' annual burden rates plus $2,250 per officer for training and equipment. The city provides SRO services at Woodbury High School and East Ridge High School during the school year.

In other business, the council heard public concerns about plans to convert part of Wedgewood Park into a storm water infiltration basin. The project is required as part of the city's water treatment plant construction, which involves 17 miles of new pipeline. Engineering Director Chris Hartzell said the city evaluated 36 potential sites and selected seven locations, including Wedgewood Park, as the only feasible options to meet watershed district requirements.