§ 1199-ggg. 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,
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.