(a) The written procedures by which employees may regiter their same-sex domestic partners shall be located in the Office of Human Resources in order to secure the benefits of this section. The criteria to establish a domestic partnership shall include, without limitation, the sharing of a common residence for at least one year, financial interdependence, competence to contract, and an exclusive relationship. Registration shall be by affidavit with supporting documentation as requested by the Mayor.
(b) For the purposes of the following benefits, employees and their domestic partners registered pursuant to subsection (a) shall be treated in the same manner as employees and their spouses: health insurance, dental insurance, FMLA leave, sick leave and bereavement leave.
(c) An employee’s registered domestic partner and the partner’s family shall be considered as “relatives” with respect to City policies prohibiting the employment of relatives in specified positions. (Ord. 49-2002. Passed 4-15-02; Ord. 153-2021. Passed 12-6-21.)