New York Laws
Title 1-A - Long Island Power Authority
1020-E - Officers and Employees; Expenses.

* § 1020-e. Officers and employees; expenses. The board, or the
chairman pursuant to authority duly delegated to him, from time to time
shall hire, without regard to any personnel or civil service law, rule
or regulation of the state and in accordance with guidelines adopted by
the authority such employees and consultants, including without
limitation those in the areas of engineering, marketing, finance,
appraisal, accounting and law, as it may require for the performance of
its duties and shall prescribe the duties and compensation of each
officer and employee, provided, however, that if any such employees are
hired as a consequence of an acquisition of all the stock or assets of
LILCO, they shall be hired subject and be entitled to all applicable
provisions of (i) any existing contract or contracts with labor unions
and (ii) all existing pension or other retirement plans. Notwithstanding
the provisions of any general, special or local law, the board may
determine that, if any pension or retirement plan becomes inapplicable
or is terminated, all or such class or classes of employees of the
authority as the board may determine may elect to become members of the
New York state employees' retirement system on the basis of compensation
payable to them by the authority.

* NB There are 2 § 1020-e's

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