Section 1199-GGG. Transfer of officers and employees

Any public officer or
  employee under civil service who is 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,
  pursuant  to  the  provisions  of  this  section,  who are members of or
  beneficiaries 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,  but
  during   the   period   of   their  employment  by  the  authority,  all
  contributions to any such fund or system to be paid by the  employer  on
  account  of such officers and employees, shall be paid by the authority.
  All such officers and employees so transferred to the authority 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.