"He said on Friday he has no influence on the speed of the municipal regulatory process" -- Like any city worker who approves anything for KM will still have their job in a week. What a load of BS. With such a vocal autocrat, nobody with a family will risk their job to approve anything on merit alone. Instead of approving a work request, they will go out of their way to find excuses to delay. 

And of course, the Mayor does not have to officially get his hands dirty at all.