Section 2050-GG. Transfer of officers and employees

In accordance with
  section seventy of the civil service law, any officer or employee  of  a
  participating  municipality  under  civil service who is selected by the
  authority may, with the consent of the chief elected  official  of  such
  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 the  period
  of  their employment by the authority, all contributions to such fund or
  system shall be paid 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 applicable
  participating  municipality  shall  have  the  same  status with respect
  thereto after transfer to the authority as they had under their original
  appointment.