* § 1199-gg. Transfer of officers and employees. Any public officer or
employee under civil service who is 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. 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 fund or system, shall continue to have all rights,
privileges, obligations and status with respect to such fund or system
as are now prescribed by law, but during the period of their employment
by the authority, all contributions to any such fund or system to be
paid by the employer on account of such officers and employees, shall be
paid by the authority. All such officers and employees so transferred to
the authority 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.

* NB There are 2 § 1199-gg's