[Excerpt from employment contract for the City Manager for the City of Cambridge MA.]

EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY OF CAMBRIDGE AND YI-AN HUANG

THIS EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT (hereinafter “this Agreement”), pursuant to Chapter 41, Section 108N of the Massachusetts General Laws, is made by and between the CITY OF CAMBRIDGE (hereinafter “the City”), acting by and through its City Council, with a principal place of business at 795 Massachusetts Ave., Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139, and YI-AN HUANG (hereinafter “Mr. Huang” or the “City Manager”).

WHEREAS, the City wishes to employ Mr. Huang as the City Manager effective September 6, 2022;

NOW THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual promises contained in this Agreement and other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which is hereby acknowledged, the parties agree as follows:

SECTION 1 – EMPLOYMENT OF MR. HUANG

1.1 The City, pursuant to applicable provisions of the Massachusetts General Laws, Chapter 41, Section 108N, and the City Charter, hereby employs Mr. Huang as the City Manager for the City effective September 6, 2022 and Mr. Huang hereby accepts such employment under the terms and conditions of this Agreement and the City Charter.

1.2 Mr. Huang shall devote his full working time to his duties as the City Manager and shall not engage in any business activity during the terms of this Agreement except with the advance written consent of the City Council.

SECTION 2 – SERVICES

2.1 Mr. Huang will exercise the full authority and perform all the functions, duties and responsibilities of the City Manager as specified in Massachusetts General Laws Chapter 43, Sections 93 through 108 inclusive, and shall perform other legally permissible and proper duties and functions as the City Council may from time to time assign to him. The City acknowledges Mr. Huang as the Chief Executive of the City government.

2.2 The City Council may, from time to time and in consultation with Mr. Huang, establish policies, subject to the City Charter, and the City Manager shall carry out those legislative policies in accordance with the City Charter. The failure by the City Council to establish any specific policies shall in no way and to no extent relieve Mr. Huang from any of his obligations pursuant to Section 2.1, above.

2.3 The City Council and/or a subcommittee of the City Council shall review and evaluate the performance of the City Manager at one or more meetings each contract year. Said review and evaluation shall be done in open session in accordance with Massachusetts General Laws Chapter 30A, Sections 18-25 (the “Open Meeting Law”). The parties shall agree on the structure and timing of such performance evaluations within ninety (90) days of Mr. Huang’s start date.

SECTION 3 – TERM

3.1 Nothing in this Agreement shall prevent, limit, or otherwise interfere with the right of the City Council to terminate the services of Mr. Huang and this Agreement at any time subject to the provisions of Section 5 of this Agreement.

3.2 Subject to the provisions of this Agreement, Mr. Huang shall be employed as the City Manager for the City commencing September 6, 2022 and ending on September 5, 2025.

3.3 Mr. Huang shall undertake his duties promptly upon the commencement of this Agreement and shall diligently and faithfully perform those duties in a professional manner.

3.4 The City shall provide written notice to Mr. Huang on or before January 15, 2025 as to whether or not it intends to continue his employment beyond September 5, 2025, and, if the City intends to renew his employment, initiate negotiations for a successor employment contract, which contract, if agreed to, shall become effective September 6, 2025. Absent agreement on a successor employment contract, this Agreement shall terminate on September 5, 2025.

SECTION 4 – COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS

4.1 The City shall pay Mr. Huang a salary in accordance with the following:

Contract Year Salary

1st Contract Year September 6, 2022 - September 5, 2023 $300,000

2nd Contract Year September 6, 2023 - September 5, 2024 $309,000

3rd Contract Year September 6, 2024 - September 5, 2025 $318,000

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In witness whereof, the City Council of the City of Cambridge has voted that this agreement be entered into as duly attested by its City Clerk and Mr. Huang has signed and executes this Agreement this 1st day of August, 2022.

CITY MANAGER

Yi-An Huang CITY OF CAMBRIDGE

Sumbul Siddiqui, Mayor

Alanna M. Mallon, Vice Mayor

Burhan Azeem

Dennis J. Carlone

Marc C. McGovern

Patricia M. Nolan

E. Denise Simmons

Paul F. Toner

Quinton Y. Zondervan

Paula Crane, Acting City Clerk

Approved as to Legal Form

Nancy E. Glowa, City Solicitor

http://www.rwinters.com/docs/ManagerContract2022-2025.html

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[Mayor Wu of Boston makes less annual salary than the Chinese American Mayor of Cambridge MA who is a Harvard grad (05).]

Boston Mayor Michelle Wu releases tax forms, Josh Kraft yet to disclose his

Boston Mayor Michelle Wu banked more than $184,000 last year, nearly all of which came from her $207,000 mayoral salary, according to the 2024 tax return she released this week through her campaign.

Wu made $184,241 in federal adjusted gross income last year, benefitting from a number of tax breaks that came from filing jointly with her husband, receiving tax credits for two of her young children, and holding nearly half a million dollars in investment accounts as part of a married couple, per her tax form and a financial breakdown provided by her campaign.

The mayor said she was releasing her tax form in the spirit of democratic transparency. Her financial forms were released to the Herald on the condition that they not be published.

“I’ve provided a full and complete accounting of my family’s financial interests, and I expect my fellow candidates will honor our democratic process and be just as transparent,” Wu said in a statement to the Herald.

Wu is paid a $207,000 annual salary as mayor. She reported $6,558 in additional income last year, per her tax form, which was previously reported by the Boston Globe. Her campaign said that additional income came from Wu reselling her Boston Celtics season tickets to various games in 2024.

The mayor received $4,000 in child tax credits for her two young sons, who were claimed as dependents on her 2024 tax form, and benefited from an $8,800 personal exemption for filing jointly with her husband, Conor Pewarski. The couple’s third child was born this past January.

Those filing as married, but separately from their spouse, receive a personal exemption of $4,400, the same exemption as a single filer, per the state website.

Pewarski is unemployed, and thus, the only income reported in their joint filing was from the mayor. Wu’s husband is a former banker who has been a stay-at-home father since she became mayor in the fall of 2021.

https://www.bostonherald.com/2025/05/31/boston-mayor-michelle-wu-releases-tax-forms-josh-kraft-yet-to-disclose-his/

[Weston MA is a suburb of Boston. Very wealthy.]

Weston Massachusetts High School

NATIONAL CHINESE HONOR SOCIETY

Mission

The National Chinese Honor Society (NCHS) is dedicated to the advancement of Chinese language study in public and independent secondary schools and is sponsored by the Chinese Language Association of Secondary-Elementary Schools (CLASS).

The National Chinese Honor Society was established in November 1993. Its objective is to acknowledge the superior achievement of secondary students studying Chinese as a second language. Like other honor societies, the National Chinese Honor Society not only recognizes high scholastic achievement but also good character, leadership, and service. NCHS members should exemplify all these standards. The Society’s goal is to promote enthusiasm for Chinese language learning and culture, commitment to advanced study, and greater cross-cultural understanding.

The National Chinese Honor Society Weston High School Chapter started in early 2010 and has the same objectives as the National Chinese Honor Society.

In order to be accepted, students need to:

A. take at least 3 semesters of Chinese at high school level, have an over all grade of A- in Chinese and B in all other subjects

B. show good character, leadership and service.

The National Chinese Honor Society was established to acknowledge the superior achievement of secondary students studying Chinese as a second language. Inductees exhibit high scholastic achievement, good character, leadership, and service.

The WHS Chapter started in early 2010.

Club Advisor: Ms. Ma Ya Tao

https://www.westonschools.org/high/student-activities-overview-handbook/national-chinese-honor-society/

[Really? Weston MA?]

"This guide holds recommended databases, articles, and websites to help you research a famous invention or inventor from Chinese history. Good luck and have fun with your research!"

https://libguides.weston.org/c.php?g=1457874