Section 2053-I. Transfer of officers and employees

Any officer or employee
  of the  county  under  civil  service  or  otherwise,  selected  by  the
  authority, may, with the consent of the county executive, 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 funds or
  system to be paid by  the  employer  on  account  of  such  officers  or
  employees 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
  county shall have the same status with respect thereto after transfer to
  the authority as they had under their original appointment.