2680-N - Transfer of officers and employees.

§  2680-n.  Transfer  of officers and employees. At the sole option of  the authority, any public officer or employee under civil service who is  selected by the authority may, with the consent of the  board  or  chief  executive  officer  of  the  municipality  by  which  he or she has been  employed, be transferred to the authority and shall be eligible for such  transfer and appointment  without  examination  to  comparable  offices,  positions and employment by 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  systems  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 civil service commission  shall have the same status with respect thereto after  transfer  to  the  authority as they had under their original appointment.