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Agenda Item 15
AGENDA REPORT Reviewed:
City Manager
Finance Director
J U N E 16, 2026
HONORABLE MAYOR AND MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL
DAVID E. KENDIG, CITY ATTORNEY
DERICK YASUDA, DIRECTOR OF HUMAN RESOURCES
AMENDMENT NO. 2 TO EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT WITH CITY
MANAGER
Approval of the attached Amendment will modify the Employment Agreement and compensation
of the City Manager in accordance with City Council direction.
RECOMMENDATION:
Approve Amendment No. 2 to Employment Agreement with Aldo E. Schindler in the form
attached hereto as Attachment 1.
FISCAL IMPACT:
The proposed Amendment would result in an additional cost to the City of approximately
$29,189.56 per year.
CORRELATION TO THE STRATEGIC PLAN:
This item correlates to Goal E (Organizational Excellence and Customer Service) by retaining
talented staff to ensure the City is a high performance organization, with effective customer
service provided by a professional workforce.
BACKGROUND AND DISCUSSION:
Unlike other employees, there is no salary range for the City Manager, only one established pay
rate, and the employee's compensation only changes when his Employment Agreement is
amended with the mutual agreement of the employee and the City Council.
Pursuant to the City Manager's Employment Agreement, the City Council must review and
evaluate the performance of the City Manager at least once each year and, upon completion of
such review and evaluation process, shall consider increases to the City Manager's
compensation which may be made retroactive to the anniversary date of the Agreement.
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City Council Agenda Report
Amendment No. 2 to Employment Agreement with City Manager
June 16, 2026
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Accordingly, earlier this month, the City Council reviewed and evaluated the City Manager and
negotiated to provide him with a total base salary increase. Therefore, the base salary for the
City Manager will be increased to $354,286.40 annually (hourly rate of $170.33) effective June
8, 2026 (the start of the week that includes his anniversary date of June 10).
Derick Yasuda
Director of Human Resources
Attachment:
1. Amendment No. 2 to Employment Agreement with Aldo E. Schindler
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CITY OF TUSTIN
AMENDMENT NO.2 TO
EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT
This Amendment No. 2 to the EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT ("Agreement") is made
effective as of June 16, 2026, and is entered into by and between the CITY OF TUSTIN, a
California municipal corporation (the "City") and Aldo E. Schindler, an individual ("Employee").
WHEREAS, the City and Employee entered into the Agreement effective June 10, 2024;
and
WHEREAS, the parties entered into Amendment No. 1 to the Agreement effective June
9, 2025; and
WHEREAS, following the City Council's evaluation of Employee's performance, the
parties wish to further amend the Agreement;
NOW, THEREFORE, it is mutually agreed by and between the City and Employee as
follows:
Section 1: Performance Evaluation
Section 3 (Performance Evaluation) of the Agreement will be replaced with the following:
The review and evaluation of Employee by City Council shall be completed in accordance
with specific criteria developed jointly by the City Council and Employee. Such review shall
include a written statement of the findings provided to Employee, and the adequate opportunity
for Employee to discuss this evaluation with the City Council. Failure of the City Council to review
and evaluate the performance of Employee pursuant to this section shall not affect the right of the
City to terminate Employee's employment. Upon completion of each such review and evaluation
process, the City Council shall consider additional increases to Employee's salary or performance
incentives, which may be made effective retroactively to the anniversary date of this Agreement.
Section 2: Salary
A sentence shall be added to Section 4 of the Agreement (Salary), to read as follows:
"Effective June 8, 2026, Employee's annual base salary shall be increased to
$354,286.40 (hourly rate of 170.33)."
Section 3: Other Terms and Conditions
Except as expressly amended herein, all other terms and conditions of the Agreement shall
remain in full force and effect.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have caused this Amendment No. 2 to the
Agreement to be executed on the dates reflected below each signature.
CITY
CITY OF TUSTIN
A Municipal Corporation
AUSTIN LUMBARD
Mayor
DATE:
ATTEST:
ERICA N. YASUDA
City Clerk
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
DAVID E. KENDIG
City Attorney
DATE:
EMPLOYEE
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DATE:
ALDO E. SCHINDLER
Employee
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