TORONTO, Ont. – It’s been two years since Toronto Mayor Rob Ford’s victory at the 2010 mayoral election, and while controversy has highlighted the first half of his term, Ford said he is doing what taxpayers elected him to do.

Ford was elected the city’s mayor on Oct. 25, 2010, and took office on Dec. 1 of that same year.

Despite some of his personal and quirky gaffes — which range from driving and reading, driving and talking on the phone, and the looming conflict-of-interest ruling — he’s done quite a bit of what he said he would do when he celebrated his victory on election night.

“Four years from tonight, you’ll look back and say Rob Ford did exactly what he said he was going to do,” Ford said that night.

He’s said he would lower property taxes, and he did, with no increase in year one and a lower rate increase in year two.

Ford also got garbage pickup in the west end of Toronto contracted out, as well as a four-year labour deal with unions without a strike.

The mayor also eliminated the vehicle registration tax, as he said he would, and cut some of the gravy out of councillors’ budgets.

Deputy Mayor Doug Holyday told 680News the Mayor is genuinely focused on saving taxpayers money.

“Some of the things that he does cause some problems, but nevertheless from the financial aspect and from the management of the city aspect, I think we’re going down the road in the right direction,” he said.

“We’ve had some ups and downs, but I think for the most part we’ve been able to follow the agenda and get the things done that we intended to do.”

However, Ford has not been able to get the subway deals he wanted, nor has he been able to come up with a way to pay for them.

The Mayor has also caused plenty of conflict in council. As a result, Councillor Gord Perks told 680News they have all adapted to what he calls the ‘leadership vacuum’.

“We’re getting better at better at problem solving without any leadership,” he said. “Over the course of two years, city council’s realized we have no real leadership, but we’ve stepped up.”

Rookie Councillor Mary Margaret McMahon struggled to say something pleasant about the Mayor’s style.

“We need someone with a vision and someone who can lead, and someone who can get along with everyone and it’s not overly apparent,” she told 680News. “Arguments and antics at city council – it doesn’t reflect well.”

Furthermore, Councillor Shelley Carroll, who has never been a Rob Ford fan, said she plans to be more vocal in the second half of the Mayor’s term.

“We would still say on his report card ‘does not work well with others.’ And he needs to start doing that,” she said.

“Council has been trying to lead itself through some major issues – like TTC – and you can see what happens when 44 all try to lead at once.”

However, Councillor and Ford ally Denzil Minnan-Wong said the mayor has done a great job with the gravy train, and going forward, he simply needs to “focus on the business of the city, and try not to make too many unforced errors.”