MIAMI SHORES, FL – The Village of Miami Shores voted to adopt a domestic partnership policy, becoming the sixth municipality in Miami-Dade County to do so.

Miami Shores now joins Miami, Miami Beach, North Miami, South Miami, Palmetto Bay and Miami-Dade County.

According to SAVE Dade, the new policy will allow for all unmarried couples employed by the Village to offer their partner health insurance benefits. The bill was supported by newly elected and openly gay councilman Jesse Walters, and was placed on the Village agenda because of the efforts of City Manager Tom Benton.