Section 1198-G. 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, department or municipality 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 and 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 shall have the same status with respect thereto after
  transfer to the authority as they had under their original appointments.
  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 may adopt and make  applicable  to
  the authority.