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ATTY/AGR/SETTLEMENTS/2025/ECHEMA/SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT & MUTUAL RELEASE – ECHEMA REV: 10-10-25 MI Page 5 of 7 Plaintiff’s City employment to official inquiries by employment-related or tax-related government agencies (e.g. CalPERS, the Internal Revenue Service, California EDD, etc.). (c) Nothing in this Agreement prevents Plaintiff from discussing or disclosing information about unlawful acts in the workplace, such as harassment or discrimination or any other conduct that Plaintiff has reason to believe is unlawful. 11. Non-disclosure of City’s Confidential Information. During Plaintiff’s employment with the City, Plaintiff may have had access to confidential information related to the City’s business that does not involve unlawful acts in the workplace (“City’s Confidential Information”). Plaintiff expressly warrants and represents that he did not retain or remove from City premises or electronic systems any of City’s Confidential Information, whether as originals or copies, either during his employment or at separation. Plaintiff further agrees that he shall not, without the prior written consent of the City, directly or indirectly, disclose, publish, reveal or communicate, or cause or allow to be disclosed, published, revealed or communicated to any unauthorized person the City’s Confidential Information, except as required by applicable law. 12. Entire Agreement. This Agreement constitutes the entire agreement between Plaintiff and City, and this Agreement supersedes all prior and contemporaneous agreements, communications and understandings, written and oral, with respect to all matters including, but not limited to, Plaintiff’s employment and separation from such employment. This Agreement cannot be modified except by written document signed by both of the Parties. 13. Severability and Waiver. If any portion of this Agreement shall to any extent be declared unenforceable or illegal by a court of competent jurisdiction, the remainder of this Agreement shall not be affected thereby, and each portion and provision of this Agreement shall be valid and enforceable to the fullest extent permitted by law. Any of the terms or conditions of this Agreement may be waived at any time by the party entitled to the benefit thereof, but no such waiver shall affect or impair the right of the waiving party to require observance, performance or satisfaction either of that term or condition as it applies on a subsequent occasion or of any other term or condition hereof. 14. Voluntary Acceptance. In entering into this Agreement, Plaintiff represents that he has relied upon the advice of his attorneys, who have been the attorneys of his own choice, concerning the legal consequences of this Agreement; that the terms of this Agreement have been completely read and explained to Plaintiff by his attorneys; and that the terms of this Agreement are fully understood and voluntarily accepted by Plaintiff. 15. Good Faith and Mutual Drafting. This Agreement shall be deemed to have been negotiated through arms-length bargaining, jointly drafted by the Parties, and entered into in good faith. 16. Attorney Fees. Each party to this Agreement agrees to bear its own attorney fees and costs, if any, incurred in reaching this Agreement.