2040-K - Transfer of officers and employees.

§  2040-k.  Transfer  of officers and employees. Any public officer or  employee selected  by  the  authority  may,  with  the  consent  of  the  municipality by which he or she has been employed, be transferred to the  authority and shall be eligible for such transfer to the authority.  The  salary or compensation of any such officer or employee shall, after such  transfer,  be  paid  and  fixed  by  the  authority. Notwithstanding the  provisions of this title any such officers or employees  so  transferred  to  the  authority  pursuant  to the provisions of this section, who are  members of or beneficiaries under any  existing  pension  or  retirement  system,  shall  continue to have all rights, privileges, obligations and  status with respect to such fund system or systems as are now prescribed  by law, but during the period of their employment by the authority,  all  contributions  to  any  pension  or  retirement system to be paid by the  employer on account of such officers or employees, shall be paid by  the  authority.