South Miami Approves Benefits for Domestic Partners

Commissioners voted to grant benefit rights to city employees’ domestic partners, as Miami-Dade County and cities such as Miami have done.

When South Miami Mayor Horace Feliu and Commissioner Valerie Newman are on the same page, you know the issue transcends politics.

At Tuesday’s meeting, most commissioners voted to allow city employees’ domestic partners, whether straight or gay, to enjoy the same benefits and rights an employee’s spouse would get.

[ MiamiHerald.com ]