Section 1159. 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 tranfer be paid by  the
  authority.  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 civil service commission of the  county
  of  Onondaga  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
  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  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) and
  such rules as the civil service commission of the county of Onondaga may
  adopt and make applicable to such authority.