No reversal of a state decision to downsize the Mohawk Valley Psychiatric Center was expected at a meeting this afternoon in Albany of state officials and proponents of maintaining the Utica facility at its current level.

Pending is the closure of two adult inpatient wards at the center and moving a third one to a similar facility in Syracuse. The realignment would eliminate approximately 100 jobs. Other existing services would not be affected.

Despite local opposition to the plan, state Mental Health Commissioner Michael Hogan is expected to stand behind the decision to close wards and move another one, said a person familiar with the situation. Instead, topics likely to be covered include minimizing job losses, meeting program needs of patients and reusing facilities on the campus. Hogan and aides to Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo were slated to meet with Assemblyman Anthony J. Brindisi, D-116, Utica, and state Sen. Joseph A. Griffo, R-47, Rome. Additionally, local public officials from the West Utica area, psychiatric center employees and family members of patients were expected to attend.

Shrinking the number of inpatient beds in the state mental healthy system to reduce excess capacity is a goal of Hogan. The state Office of Mental Health announced in February it was going to close two wards at the Utica facility and move 15 to 25 patients to Hutchings Psychiatric Center in downtown Syracuse. Patients who do not go to a facility like Hutchings will be transitioned to an outpatient setting.