For god's sake man

It is functioning just fine. The only thing wrong is that without the passwords they can't make any changes to the network. As long as they don't touch anything, they probably won't have any problems. However, now that he's given over the passwords, I'm sure the mayor's gonna get one of his other network tards to login, and then the whole system will likely come crashing down after those guys bork it up.

And what's with the cheap shot(s)? Dude, those who can do and those who can't condemn.....

Anyone who would let a single individual have the keys to the kingdom and not insist on a system of checks and balances should be blamed and fired.
The rogue's manager simply did not do their job protecting the organization. In the old days the question always was "what happens if the systems guy gets hit by a bus?" Passwords are supposed to be in an envelope in the safe. Data Processing 101
Is this an isolated example, NO. As a consultant I know of several organizations, (no longer in business) that had this same problem. One CEO decided to fire the whole IT staff just before Christmas, forgetting to acquire the passwords and documentation first. Out of business...

Sadly, this is only scratching the surface of the many problems caused by poor city management in San Francisco. We're all still anxiously awaiting that state-of-the-art free city-wide Wi-Fi net that should have been here a couple of years now. To say San Francisco politics are hosed up is a huge understatement.