N.Y. Public Authorities Law § 1198-g: Transfer of officers and employees

§ 1198-g. 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, 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, but notwithstanding the provisions of

this title, 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 and 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 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.