N.Y. Public Authorities Law § 1059: Transfer of officers and employees

§ 1059. 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 or department 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 act, 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 or 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 personnel officer of the county of Erie

shall have the same status with respect thereto after transfer to the

authority as they had under their original appointments. It is hereby

declared that in the interest of efficiency and insofar as may be

practicable, all employees engaged in the operation of any property or

properties, except in an executive capacity, at the time such property

or properties shall have been acquired by the authority, pursuant to the

provisions of this act, shall become the employees of the authority. The

appointment and promotion of all employees of the authority shall be

made in accordance with the provisions of the civil service law

(constituting chapter seven of the consolidated laws) and such rules as

the personnel officer of the county of Erie may adopt and make

applicable to such authority.