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ATTY/AGR/EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT/FIRST AMENDMENT CITY ATTORNEY – RAMIREZ <br />REV: 11-02-17 MI <br />Page 1 of 4 <br />EXHIBIT A <br /> <br />FIRST AMENDMENT TO CITY ATTORNEY EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT <br /> <br /> This FIRST AMENDMENT to the EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT dated August 22, <br />2016 (“Agreement”) between the City of Redwood City, a Charter City and Municipal Corporation <br />of the State of California (“City”), and Veronica Ramirez (“Employee”) is entered into as of the <br />4th day of September, 2017. <br /> <br />WHEREAS, in conformance with its performance review and compensation program for <br />its appointees, the City Council has evaluated salary survey data of comparable positions in <br />benchmark cities, and wishes to adjust Employee’s salary and benefits accordingly as well as <br />acknowledge Employee’s performance; and <br /> <br /> WHEREAS, it is now the mutual desire and intent of the parties to amend the Agreement <br />to increase Employee’s annual salary to $239,625, to grant Employee an annual professional <br />development allowance of $2,400, and to grant Employee a monthly cell phone allowance of $75.; <br />and <br /> <br /> WHEREAS, the parties also desire to correct references in Section 5 of the Agreement so <br />that it is clear Employee is acting as the City Attorney and not the City Manager. <br /> <br />NOW THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual covenants contained in the original <br />Agreement and as provided herein, the Agreement is AMENDED to read as follows: <br /> <br />1. Section 3 of the Agreement, entitled “Compensation & Benefits,” is hereby deleted <br />and replaced with Section 3 below. <br /> <br />3. COMPENSATION & BENEFITS <br /> <br />A. Employee shall be paid two hundred thirty-nine thousand six hundred <br />twenty-five dollars ($239,625) per year, payable in installments at the <br />same time other City executive management employees are paid. <br />Hereafter, the City Council may adjust Employee’s salary by resolution. <br /> <br />B. The City Council shall conduct an annual evaluation each year and may <br />also conduct quarterly evaluations. The evaluation process shall address <br />goals and objectives set for the past twelve-month period and establish <br />goals and objectives for the upcoming 12-month period. The City <br />Council shall provide employee with its written comments, if any, <br />during its annual evaluation of Employee, and may discuss its <br />evaluation with Employee. At the time of evaluation, the City Council <br />will consider performance-based salary adjustments. The City Council <br />shall also provide an informal mid-year performance review of the <br />Employee after her first six months of employment. <br /> <br />7.B. - Page 9