25H - AGMT APPOINT RAUL GODINEZ AS CMO

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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 17th day of October, 2017 (the "Effective Date"), between the City of Santa Ana (hereinafter referred to as the "City") and Raul Godinez (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 ofthe City of Santa Ana ("City Charter"), and fe WHEREAS, the Employee desires to aceept,the a ointment 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 Agreemeni�^, NOW, THEREFORE, the above,named Pariies hereby mutually agree and promise as follows:, 1. T&ni/Automatic Annual f This Agreement,�iall be deemed effective for a three (3) year term beginning on November' 1, 2017'"`and`-termmatmg on November 1, 2020, unless terminated earlier in accordance with Section 9 hereof. This -initial three (3) year term will, pursuant to the provisions below, automatically extend_ from ye& to year unless City Council takes action to prevent the automatic eXtension. In the event the City Council does not want this Agreement to automatically extend, it will provide written notice to City Manager that the Agreement will not be extended and co sequently; will terminate as of the end of the current term. If action . is not taken by City Council within three (3) months before the expiration of the initial term of this Agreement on November 1, 2020, this Agreement shall on November 1, 2020, automatically extend for one (1) year from November 1, 2020 until November 1, 2021. For each succeeding year that the City Council does not take action to extend or terminate this Agreement by three (3) months before the then current end of the Agreement, the Agreement shall automatically extend for an additional year. For example, if action is not taken by the City Council to extend or terminate this Agreement by November 1, 2021, the Agreement shall on that date automatically extend for one (1) year from November 1, 2021, to November 1, 2022, and if the City Council doesn't take action to extend or terminate 55394.00000\8170424.1 25H-3