1504 - Civil service status of officers and employees.

§  1504.  Civil service status of officers and employees. Officers and  employees of any board, commission or department  of  the  city  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  city  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  city  under  the rules of the municipal civil service commission of  the city 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 city civil service commission.