N.Y. Public Authorities Law § 2023: Transfer of officers and employees

§ 2023. 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

authorty. 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 state civil service commission 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 in so far as it 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 authority shall be deemed an employer within the meaning of the

state labor relations law. 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).