Policy Text
Rev.
DEPARTMENTAL GENERAL ORDER
D-15 25 Jul 96
Index as: Benefits, Domestic Partners
Domestic Partners
Partners, Domestic
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DOMESTIC PARTNERS BENEFITS
The purpose of this order is to set forth City of Oakland policy and procedures for
registration and termination of Domestic Partner Relationships and for procuring
benefits extended to qua lified domestic partners.
I. POLICY
A. “Domestic Partnership” is define d as a relationship between two
cohabiting, unmarried and unrelated people, regardless of gender,
who, being over 18 years of age, have resided together for at least six (6) months prior to the filing of a Declaration of Domestic Partnership
form, and who share responsibility fo r the common living expenses of
food, shelter, and medical care.
B. The City’s vision and dental benefit plans and family sick leave are extended to domestic partners and children of domestic partners of
non-sworn employees only. Family death leave is extended to
domestic partners of swor n and non-sworn personnel.
C. Family sick leave is authorized fo r a domestic partner’s child only if
the employee is the child’s biological or legal parent. Family sick leave is not authorized for the ill parent of a domestic partner.
D. Family death leave is authorized after the death of a domestic partner’s mother, father or child.
II. PROCEDURES
A. To be eligible for benefits, a member or employee and his/her
domestic partner must complete and file a Declaration of Domestic Partnership form at the Employee Benefits Office.
DEPARTMENTAL GENERAL ORDER
OAKLAND POLICE DEPARTMENT D-15 Rev.
25 Jul 96
B. To obtain dental and vision covera ge for their domestic partners non-
sworn employees must return completed dental and vision care enrollment forms to the Employee Benefits Office or through the
Accounting Section.
C. Members and employees shall follo w Departmental procedures for
requesting family sick leave and family death leave.
D. Unit commanders shall contact the Employee Benefits Office to verify that an approved Declaration of Domestic Partnership is on file
before approving requests for leave. In the event that verification cannot be obtained in advance, c onditional approval may be granted
subject to verification.
E. Upon termination of a domestic part nership the member or employee
shall file a Termination Statement w ith the Employee Benefits Office.
A new declaration may not be f iled for a new domestic partner
relationship within one year of filing the Termination Statement.
III. REFERENCE
A. City Administrative Instruction 559, Domestic Partners Relationship,
sets forth City policy and procedures and definitions of family sick
and death leave.
B. General Order D-2, FAMILY DEATH LEAVE
, sets forth
Departmental policy and procedur es for requesting family death
leave.
By order of Joseph Samuels, Jr. Chief of Police
BW8/D-15
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