TOWN OF AMITE CITY COUNCIL SPECIAL MEETING MINUTES
October 2, 2025
The Mayor and City Council of the Town of Amite City, Louisiana came together in special session
on the 2nd day of October 2025 at 8:00 a.m. in the meeting room of City Hall, 212 E. Oak St.,
Amite, LA 70422.
Declaration
City Clerk Jewel McCoy read the public input statement.
Mayor Walter Daniels III called the meeting to order and asked McCoy for roll call.
Council members present:
Mayor Pro-tem Rose Sumrall
Shirley Core
Mose Guzzardo
Council members absent:
Maria Coleman
Kenyetta Richardson
Others in attendance:
City Manager Mark Kolwe, Police Chief Lendrick Francois, City Attorney Chuck Reid, Assistant Fire
Chief Jason King
Prayer and Pledge
Guzzardo offered the opening prayer followed by Mayor Daniels leading the Pledge of Allegiance.
Mayor Walter Daniels III
1. Gary Beard with Consolidated Services, stated the amount of the change order and another
5 million will be requested from the state through Capital Outlay. Jay Simon with
Consolidated Services, explained the increased depth of the excavation is due to the
increased depth of garbage on the site. To help offset some of the additional expenses,
offices were removed from the building to reduce cost. This will be change order no. 2,
because change order no. 1 was done when the overall cost of phase 2 was reduced. A
motion was made by Guzzardo, seconded by Sumrall to authorize the mayor to approve
change order no. 2 – Phase 2 in the amount of $315,934.76. A roll call vote was taken as
follows:
YEAS: Core, Guzzardo, Sumrall
NAYS: None, ABSTAIN: None, ABSENT: Coleman, Richardson
Motion passed.
A motion was made by Core, seconded by Guzzardo to adjourn. Meeting adjourned.
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Jewel McCoy Walter Daniels III
City Clerk Mayor