N.Y. Public Authorities Law § 1101: Transfer of officers and employees

§ 1101. 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 employee, 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 of the county of Monroe 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 civil service commission of the

county of Monroe may adopt and make applicable to such authority.