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EXHIBIT 1 CITY OF SANTA ANA CITY MANAGER EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT This City Manager Employment Agreement ("Agreement") is entered into as of the 19th day of March, 2019 (the "Effective Date"), between the City of Santa Ana (hereinafter referred to as the "City") and Kristine Ridge (hereinafter referred to as the "City Manager" or the "Employee"). City and City Manager/Employee are sometimes referred to in this Agreement as "Party" and collectively as "Parties." RECITALS WHEREAS, the City Council of the City desires to appoint and employ Employee as City Manager pursuant to the Charter of the City of Santa Ana ("City Charter"), and WHEREAS, the Employee desires to accept the appointment as the City Manager of the City, and WHEREAS, it is the desire of the City Council and Employee to set forth certain benefits, establish certain conditions of employment and to set certain working conditions of the City Manager in an Employment Agreement. NOW, THEREFORE, the above named Parties hereby mutually agree and promise as follows: 1. Annointment and Term. A. City hereby appoints and retains Kristine Ridge to serve as City Manager of the City of Santa Ana and Kristine Ridge hereby accepts such employment with City beginning on May st 2019, and continuing until City Manager or City Council temmtates this Agreement pursuant to Section 9 below, B. The Term of this Agreement shall be for three years, commencing on M4Y st, 2019 and ending on A rip 130th, 2022, unless extended or terminated as provided herein. On April-apth, 2020, and annually on each succeeding April 30th while this Agreement is effective, the Term of this Agreement shall be automatically extended for one additional year. For example, on April 30th 2020 the Tenn of this Agreement shall be automatically extended until April 3e 2023; on April 30th2021 the Term of this Agreement shall be extended until April 30th, 2024; and so on, unless prior to such date by a majority vote of the total membership of the City Council in attendance at a lawfully called meeting, the City Council takes formal action to declare its intention to not extend this Agreement for one additional year. Any such decision by the City Council to not extend the Tenn by one additional year shall constitute a termination of this Agreement effective upon completion of the remaining two year term. 25D-3