§ 1197-f. Transfer of officers and employees. Any public officer or
employee under civil service, selected by the authority may, with the
consent of the commission, board, department or municipality by which he
or she has been employed, be transferred to the authority and shall be
eligible for such transfer and appointment without examination to
comparable offices, positions and employment under the authority. The
salary or compensation of any such officer or employee shall after such
transfer be paid by the authority, but notwithstanding the provisions of
this title, any such officers or employees so transferred to the
authority, pursuant to the provisions of this section, who are members
of or beneficiaries under any existing pension or retirement system,
shall continue to have all rights, privileges, obligations and status
with respect to such fund system or systems as are now prescribed by
law, but during the period of their employment by the authority, all
contributions to any pension or retirement fund or system to be paid by
the employer on account of such officers and employees, shall be paid by
the authority; and all such officers and employees who have been
appointed to positions under the rules and classifications of the civil
service commission shall have the same status with respect thereto after
transfer to the authority as they had under their original appointments.
The appointment and promotion of all employees of the authority shall be
made in accordance with the provisions of the civil service law and such
rules as the civil service commission may adopt and make applicable to
the authority.