Mayor Rob Ford will return to Toronto and to his seat as titular head of the city in just over 10 days.

In a letter dated June 2 to the city clerk’s office, Ford said he would be back Monday, June 30, “in the later portion of the afternoon, to resume my duties as Mayor of Toronto.”

City spokesperson Jackie DeSouza said the letter was received by the clerk on June 16.

The note is signed above where “MAYOR FORD” is written out in capital letters.

The letter also asks the city to change back the locks before his arrival. In his absence, Deputy Mayor Norm Kelly absorbed all of Ford’s staff and his remaining duties as mayor. Last week at council, Kelly appointed Councillor Mike Del Grande as deputy-deputy mayor since he had planned to be away this week.

DeSouza said the locks were changed to keep Ford’s office “secure” during his absence and “to ensure it remained in exactly the same state as when he left.” The move was a mutual decision between city manager Joe Pennachetti and Deputy Mayor Norm Kelly’s office, she said.

Ford has been in rehabilitation, at the GreeneStone treatment facility in Bala, Ont., for more than a month.

Last week, his council colleagues worked through nearly 200 agenda items without him. He has missed several mayoral candidate debates — including one on transit and one on his home turf in Etobicoke — since leaving.

Ford put his bid to be re-elected as mayor on hold when he left for rehab. His brother, Councillor Doug Ford, who is acting as his campaign manager, has insisted things are going well. A planned fundraiser was earlier scrapped and it is not clear if and when it might be rescheduled.

At home, Torontonians have been critical of the rehab program after Ford was spotted several times running errands in surrounding towns in the Muskoka Lakes area.

In May, LeeAnne McRobb was pulled over just minutes from GreeneStone, driving the mayor’s black SUV. She was charged with drunk driving, but not with stealing the car. McRobb’s first court date was Tuesday but she did not appear at the Bracebridge courthouse for the brief hearing.

McRobb’s relationship with the mayor remains unclear. Her sister, Lindsay Sarrasin, told the Star it is McRobb who appears in two videos shot by Moose FM reporters talking about being in rehab at GreeneStone with Ford.

In one of the videos, McRobb is seen entering Northland Towing and Recovery in Gravenhurst, where the black Escalade was impounded after her arrest. She tells an employee behind the counter: “Nice watch, very nice. I don’t know where mine is. I can’t find it. It’s driving me crazy. Not having a watch is just not good. I’ve got a really nice one too. I think I left it at GreeneStone. I think it’s in Rob Ford’s room.”

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There are only two council meetings remaining in this term, with an election scheduled for Oct. 27.

With a return date set for June 30, Ford will once again miss Pride celebrations in the city, but be back in time for Canada Day.

Ford has yet to respond to the latest allegations of crack smoking, caught on video seen by the Star, or address the homophobic, racist and sexist remarks made on various audio recordings.

Doug Ford told CP24 Tuesday the mayor was “excited” to return and still has “a massive amount of support.”