§ 905. Transfer of officers and employees; civil service. 1. In
accordance with the provisions of section seventy of the civil service
law, any officer or employee of a municipality transferred to the
authority shall be eligible for such transfer and appointment, without
further examination, to applicable offices, positions and employment
under the authority. Any such officers or employees so transferred to
the authority pursuant to this section, who are members of or benefit
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.

2. Nothing contained in this title shall be construed (a) to diminish
the rights of employees pursuant to a collective bargaining agreement or
(b) to affect existing law with respect to an application to the public
employment relations board seeking a designation by the board that
certain persons are managerial or confidential.