The state Office of Mental Health Commissioner Michael Hogan will be stepping down from his post, the governor’s office confirmed Monday.
After a cabinet meeting earlier in the day, Hogan suggested to Gannett’s Albany Bureau that he was leaving, but said an announcement would come from Cuomo’s administration.
“They had a conversation in there about the aging infrastructure, so I’m sort of part of the aging infrastructure,” Hogan said. “I’ve had some conversations about that, but if anything like that were to happen, it would be the governor’s office who would make the announcement.”
The governor’s office later confirmed the news, but said the administration did not ask him to leave.
Hogan offered some parting words in his monthly mental health office newsletter.
“Because of a planned transition that will soon be announced, this will likely be my last OMH News message as Commissioner,” he wrote.
He left readers with this: “It has been a pleasure and privilege to work with you. OMH will continue to have exemplary leadership in the times ahead, with the strongest team of any state mental health agency. Good luck and godspeed.”
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Too late for many of us, unfortunately. He has done a lot of damage over the years as Commissioner of Mental Health…to patients and to neighborhoods….But, he accomplished what Gov. Cuomo wanted done and so, it is time for him to go! Not to worry, though! With his very close ties to the pharmaceutical industry he will probably just slip into a cushy job as a member of a Board of Directors at one of those firms and live wealthier every after!