Section 1020-Q. 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  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  or  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 of the county
  of Albany 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 title, 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 and such
  rules as the civil service commission of the county of Albany may  adopt
  and make applicable to such authority.
    * NB There are 2 § 1020-q's