Section 2041-F. Transfer of officers and employees

Any officer or employee
  of a participating county  or  of  any  municipality  located  within  a
  participating  county  under  civil  service  who  is  selected  by  the
  authority may, with the consent of the legislative body of the employing
  county or municipality, be transferred to the  authority  and  shall  be
  eligible  for  such  transfer  and  appointment, without examination, to
  applicable offices, positions and employment under  the  authority.  The
  salary  or  compensation  of  any  such  officer or employee, after such
  transfer, shall be paid by 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  but,
  during   this   period   of  their  employment  by  the  authority,  all
  contributions to such fund or system heretofore made  by  the  employing
  county  or  municipality,  shall  be  made  by the authority.   All such
  officers or employees so transferred to  the  authority  who  have  been
  appointed  to  positions  under  the  rules  and  classifications of the
  personnel officer of the county or any employing municipality shall have
  the same status with respect thereto after transfer to the authority  as
  they had under their original appointment.