THIRD AMENDMENT TO EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT
THIS THIRD AMENDMENT TO EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT is made July 15, 2025 between Yibin Shen (“Shen”), an individual, and the City of Alameda, California (“City”), a California charter city and municipal corporation.
RECITALS
A. City employed Shen as City Attorney on June 19, 2019 and entered into an Employment Agreement (“Agreement”) at that time.
B. Shen has since served as City Attorney in accordance with the City Charter.
C. The Agreement was amended on June 19, 2022, November 7, 2023, and April 1, 2025.
D. City and Shen wish to amend the Agreement further as set forth herein.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual covenants set forth below, Shen and City agree as follows:
Section 1. Section 6. SALARY of the Agreement is amended to read:
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6. SALARY
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hall receive an annual base compensati on of $347,400, effective July 13, 2025.
Salary is to be paid bi-weekly. The City Council shall not decrease Shen’s compensation unless and except in the case of an acro ss the board salary or other compensation decrease (including furloughs) applicable to all employees covered by the Executive Management Compensation Plan. Salary is to be paid at the same intervals and in the same manner as other City Department Heads. Shen shall also receive the same percentage of salary or wage increase, and in the same manner and time, as provided to employees in the Executive Management Compensation Plan, including the general cost of living adjustment scheduled to be implemented on or around July 13, 2025. For purposes of conducting salary and other employment benefit surveys for the City Attorney, the City shall use the following: the cities of Berkeley, Hayward, Livermore, Pleasanton, Burbank, Pasadena, Santa Monica, and the Chief Assistant County Counsel classification in the County of Alameda.”
Section 2. In all other respects, the Agreement, as first amended, will remain in full force and effect.
CITY OF ALAMEDA YIBIN SHEN
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Marilyn Ezzy Ashcraft, Mayor ________________
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Attest: Approved as to form:
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Lara Weisiger, City Clerk Michael Roush, Special Counsel Docusign Envelope ID: FA5B5B11-D620-47DB-877A-ACA5ACC0EAA2