N.Y. Pub. Auth. Law § 2050-G
Any officer or employee of the county or a municipality under civil service, selected by the agency may, with the consent of the chairman of the county legislature, be transferred to the agency and shall be eligible for such transfer and appointment, without examination, to applicable offices, positions and employment under the agency. The salary or compensation of any officer or employee, after such transfer, shall be paid by the agency. Any such officers or employees so transferred to the agency 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 agency, 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 agency. All such officers or employees so transferred to the agency 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 agency as they had under their original appointment.
N.Y. Pub. Auth. Law § 2050-G