Section 905. Transfer of officers and employees; civil service

1. In
  accordance with the provisions of section seventy of the  civil  service
  law,  any  officer  or  employee  of  a  municipality transferred to the
  authority shall be eligible for such transfer and  appointment,  without
  further  examination,  to  applicable  offices, positions and employment
  under the authority. Any such officers or employees  so  transferred  to
  the  authority  pursuant  to this section, who are members of or benefit
  under any existing pension or retirement fund or system, shall  continue
  to  have  all rights, privileges, obligations and status with respect to
  such fund or system as are now prescribed by law.
    2. Nothing contained in this title shall be construed (a) to  diminish
  the rights of employees pursuant to a collective bargaining agreement or
  (b)  to affect existing law with respect to an application to the public
  employment relations board seeking  a  designation  by  the  board  that
  certain persons are managerial or confidential.