ATTACHMENT A
1 FOURTH AMENDMENT TO EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE
CITY OF VICTORVILLE
AND KEITH C. METZLER
This Fourth Amendment to the Employment Agreement(“Fourth Amendment”) is entered into as of September __, 2025 , between City of Victorville, a California municipal corporation and charter city (“Employer”), and Keith C. Metzler as City Manager (hereinafter referred to as “Employee”).
WHEREAS, on July 22, 2021, Employer and Employee entered into that certain Employment Agreement, a copy of which is attached hereto as Exhibit “A” and incorporated by this reference (“Original Agreement”); and
WHEREAS, on August 3, 2022, Employer and Employee entered into Amendment No. 1 to the Original Agreement, a copy of which is att ached hereto as Exhibit B and incorporated by this reference (“Amendment No.1”); and
WHEREAS, on August 16, 2023, Employer and Employee entered into Amendment No.2 to the Original Agreement, a copy of which is attached hereto as Exhibit “C” and incorporated by this reference (“Amendment No. 2”); and
WHEREAS, on August 21, 2024, Employer and Employee entered into Amendment No. 3 to the Original Agreement a copy of which is attached hereto as Exhibit “D” and incorporated herein by this reference (“Amendment No. 3”); and
WHEREAS, the Original Employment Agreement, Amendment No. 1, Amendment No. 2 and Amendment No. 3 shall hereafter be collectively referred to as the “Amended Employment Agreement”, and
WHEREAS, it is the desire of the Employer a nd Employee to amend certain sections of the Amended Employment Agreement; and
NOW, THEREFORE, for the valuable mutual consideration set forth in this Fourth Amendment, the receipt and sufficiency of wh ich is hereby acknowledged, City and Employee hereby agree to amend the Amended Employment Agreement as follows:
1. Amendment:
Section 6 of the Amended Employment Agreement is hereby amended to read; Employer agrees to pay Employee for his se rvices rendered pursuant hereto a base salary of $______ per month, through June 30, 2030, to be paid in installments at the same time as other employees of the Employer are paid, which may further be adjusted to the extent that the City Council approve d future cost of living increases for other employees of the City.
2 2. Miscellaneous Provisions Applicable to Fourth Amendment a) This Fourth Amendment will be effective as of the date first written above. b) This Fourth Amendment may be executed in multiple counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original, but all of which, toge ther, shall constitute but one and the same instrument.
c) This Fourth Amendment shall be governed by the law of the State of California, without reference to its choice of law rules.
d) Unless otherwise defined in this Fourth Amendment, all terms used in this Fourth Amendment that are defined in the Amende d Employment Agreement are used here as they are there defined.
e) Except for the underlying Amended Employm ent Agreement, this Fourth Amendment supersedes any prior agreements, negotiations, and communications, oral or written, with respect to this subject matter.
3. Status of Agreement. Except as amended by this Fourth Amendment, the Amended Employment Agreement as amended by this Fourth Amendment continues in full force and effect in accordance with its terms.
3 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned have executed this instrument that day and year written above, in the City of Victorville, California.
Employer:
Elizabeth Becerra
Mayor of the City of Victorville
Employee:
Keith C. Metzler
Attest:
___________________________
City Clerk
Approved as to form:
____________________________
City Attorney
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