Needless to say,
this doesn't surprise me at all:
While other cities are slashing employee benefits, Berkeley is slated to add one more: paying for sex-change operations.
The City Council is poised to vote tonight to set aside $20,000 annually for city workers' gender-reassignment surgery. The procedure is not covered by the city's two health insurance providers, Kaiser and Health Net.
"We offer all kinds of benefits to our employees. This brings our benefits in line with what's just and fair for the transgender community," said City Councilman Darryl Moore, who originally proposed the idea in 2007.
As part of the new program the city is purchasing a mobile health care vehicle to deal with these unfortunate souls:
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ok thanks for making me laugh out loud Rick, I needed it.
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