Section 13-629. Transfer of officers and employees to the department of traffic

Notwithstanding the provisions of any other general, special or  local law, officers and employees of any agency may, with the consent of
  the head of such agency, be transferred to the department of traffic  in
  accordance  with  the  provisions of the civil service law and the rules
  and regulations of the municipal civil service commission. Officers  and
  employees  of  any  agency  who are members of any pension or retirement
  system and who are transferred to the department of traffic, pursuant to
  the provisions of this subchapter, shall continue to be members of  such
  pension  or  retirement  system  and  shall continue to have the rights,
  privileges, obligations and status with respect to  membership  in  such
  pension  or retirement system as though they had remained members of the
  agency from which they were transferred.