COA now to offer COBRA-Like Benefits for Same Sex Domestic Partners

When the City passed domestic partner benefits, some of the ramifications were not immediately clear. A specific gap was brought to light when one of the employees from my previous Council term who still worked for the City passed away, leaving his partner ineligible for COBRA benefits. My office brought this to the City Manager’s attention and we are absolutely thrilled that they took action. We are excited to announce that City Manager Marc Ott has notified us that insurance continuation benefits in the case of termination, divorce, or death of a City employee will be extended to over 200 domestic partners.