Toronto Coun. Doug Ford is defending the mayor after a video surfaced over the weekend in which Rob Ford appears to be stumbling and swearing loudly outside of city hall.

"Obviously Rob did the right thing, even if he had a couple beers," Doug Ford told CP24. "He hopped in a taxi and went home and there is nothing wrong with it."

A spokesperson confirmed that Ford visited his office at city hall Saturday evening, saying he had a brief conversation with staff at the security desk before he left the building.

Outside of city hall at approximately 10:30 p.m. on Saturday night, a Mississauga woman who did not want to be identified noticed Ford on the sidewalk as she drove past.

She asked him if he would pose for a photo with her 13-year-old son, who recorded the whole thing on his iPod.

The mayor walked away from her vehicle, and spoke to a group of men he was with.

"Bro, I need to get, I need a taxi van to take us home. I know bro, but I got to take me home," Ford said.

The video then shows the mayor stumbling and swearing loudly as he attempts to hail a cab.

Doug Ford told CP24 he didn't know if his brother was drinking on Saturday, but "he never promised anyone he was going to stop 100 per cent. It is what it is and we are moving forward."

The mayor was asked about the video during a St. Patrick's Day event on Monday, but he refused to comment.

Councillors react to the video

At city hall, one councillor told CTV Toronto's Natalie Johnson he felt the mayor should have learned to keep his personal life more private.

"I'm stunned that after everything, you would think that he would know now to go somewhere private if he wants to get drunk or if he wants to swear at people," Coun. Glenn De Baeremaeker told CTV Toronto.

"You don't do that in public, it's absolutely wrong."

Coun. James Pasternak said the head of the city should be setting an example. "I believe that the chief magistrate should set an example, both on his private time and his public time. However, this was right at the apex of power, clearly at city hall."

Another councillor called the mayor's actions "sad."

"But it shows that it's just the same old, same old," Coun. Sarah Doucette said. "If you're partying, don't be out in public."