TORONTO

Councillor Giorgio Mammoliti now says Mayor Rob Ford shouldn't get his powers back.

While Mammoliti still believes the two-mayor system that sprang up when council stripped Ford of most of his powers in the wake of his crack cocaine scandal doesn't work, he doesn't think the mayor should get those powers back.

Mammoliti made the comment Monday as City Hall braced for Ford's appearance on Jimmy Kimmel Live on Monday night. Ford travelled to Hollywood over the weekend to appear on the late-night comedy show.

"I think he's doing some things lately that made me change my mind on that," Mammoliti said Monday. "This whole Kimmel thing, he's being absolutely ridiculous.

"I think he needs to help himself right now and I think he's heading for a big fall."

Back in January, Mammoliti tried to get council to restore Ford's powers. At the time, Mammoliti applauded Ford's response to the December ice storm and argued there was too much "friction" with Deputy Mayor Norm Kelly holding most of the mayor's powers while Ford was still occupying the city's top job.

But Mammoliti said it is clear now Ford shouldn't have those powers back.

"I think that the decisions he's making right now are ones that don't represent the best needs of the city," Mammoliti said.