1599-EE - Civil service status of officers and employees.

§  1599-ee.  Civil  service status of officers and employees. Officers  and employees of any board, commission or department of the village  may  be transferred to the authority in accordance with the provisions of the  civil   service  law  and  shall  be  eligible  for  such  transfer  and  appointment without examination  to  offices  and  positions  under  the  authority.  Officers  and  employees  of  the village who are members or  beneficiaries  of  any  existing  pension  or  retirement  system  shall  continue  to  have  the  rights, privileges, obligations and status with  respect to such system or systems as are now prescribed by law, and  all  such  employees  who  have been appointed to positions in the service of  the village under the rules of the municipal civil service commission of  the village 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 the  rules of the village civil service commission.