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ORIGINAL <br />FIFTH AMENDMENT TO CITY ATTORNEY EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT <br />This FIFTH AMENDMENT to the EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT dated August 22, <br />2016 between the City of Redwood City, a Charter City and Municipal Corporation of the <br />State of California ("City"), and Veronica Ramirez ("Employee") is entered into as of the <br />24th day of October, 2023. <br />WHEREAS, in conformance with its performance review and compensation <br />program for its appointees, the City Council has evaluated salary survey data of <br />comparable positions in benchmark cities, and wishes to adjust Employee's salary and <br />benefits accordingly as well as acknowledge Employee's performance. <br />WHEREAS, it is now the mutual desire and intent of the parties to amend the <br />Agreement to increase Employee's annual salary to $323,691 effective September 4, <br />2023. <br />NOW THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual covenants contained in the <br />original Agreement and as provided herein, the Agreement is AMENDED to read as <br />follows: <br />1. Section 3 of the Agreement, entitled "Compensation & Benefits," is hereby <br />deleted and replaced with Section 3 below. <br />3. COMPENSATION & BENEFITS <br />A. Employee shall be paid three hundred twenty-three thousand <br />six -hundred and ninety-one dollars ($323,691) per year effective <br />September 4, 2023, payable in installments at the same time other City <br />executive management employees are paid. Hereafter, Employee shall <br />receive the compensation adjustments (cost of living [COLA], lump sum <br />payments, one-time leave hours) approved by the City Council in the <br />same amount and at the same time as they are approved for <br />unrepresented department heads. <br />B. The City Council shall conduct an annual evaluation each <br />year and may also conduct quarterly evaluations. The evaluation <br />process shall address goals and objectives set for the past twelve-month <br />period and establish goals and objectives for the upcoming 12 -month <br />period. The City Council shall provide Employee with its written <br />comments, if any, during its annual evaluation of Employee, and may <br />discuss its evaluation with Employee. At the time of evaluation, the City <br />Council will consider performance-based salary adjustments. The City <br />Council shall also provide an informal mid -year performance review of <br />the Employee after their first six months of employment. <br />ATTY/AGR/2023/AMEND. NO.5 — CITY ATTORNEY EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT <br />REV: 10-17-23 MI <br />Page 1 of 25 <br />