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ORIGINAL FOURTH AMENDMENT TO CITY ATTORNEY EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT This FOURTH AMENDMENT to the EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT dated August 22, 2016 between the City of Redwood City, a Charter City and Municipal Corporation of the State of California ("City"), and Veronica Ramirez ("Employee") is entered into as of the l st day of July, 2021. WHEREAS, in conformance with its performance review and compensation program for its appointees, the City Council has evaluated salary survey data of comparable positions in benchmark cities, and wishes to adjust Employee's salary and benefits accordingly as well as acknowledge Employee's performance. WHEREAS, it is now the mutual desire and intent of the parties to amend the Agreement to increase Employee's annual salary to $285,067. NOW THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual covenants contained in the original Agreement and as provided herein, the Agreement is AMENDED to read as follows: 1. Section 3 of the Agreement, entitled "Compensation & Benefits," is hereby deleted and replaced with Section 3 below. 3. COMPENSATION & BENEFITS A. Employee shall be paid two hundred eighty-five thousand sixty-seven dollars ($285,067) per year effective the first full pay period on or after July 1, 2021, payable in installments at the same time other City executive management employees are paid. Hereafter, Employee shall receive the compensation adjustments (cost of living [COLA], lump sum payments, one-time leave hours) approved by the City Council in the same amount and at the same time as they are approved for unrepresented department heads, except for any COLA approved in 2021 for unrepresented department heads. B. The City Council shall conduct an annual evaluation each year and may also conduct quarterly evaluations. The evaluation process shall address goals and objectives set for the past twelve-month period and establish goals and objectives for the upcoming 12 -month period. The City Council shall provide Employee with its written comments, if any, during its annual evaluation of Employee, and may discuss its evaluation with Employee. At the time of evaluation, the City Council will consider performance-based salary adjustments. The City Council shall also provide an informal mid -year performance review of the Employee after her first six months of employment. C. Employee shall be entitled to the benefits specified in City of Redwood City Executive Management Summary of Benefits (Dated July 1, 2020), ATTY/AGR%EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT/FOURTH AMENDMENT CITY ATTORNEY— RAMIREZ REV: 11-18-2021 EI Page 1 of 3