Contested Votes

795 actions where at least one councilor dissented — filtered by "Wheeler"

Outcome: All Denied (62) Tabled (104) Approved (950)
Dissenter: All ALL Burton Cryans Gatsas Kenney Liot Hill Pappas Pignatelli Prescott St. Hilaire Stephen Stevens Sununu Van Ostern Volinsky Warmington Wheeler Wieczorek
Date Item Description Vendor Amount Outcome Dissent
06/04/25 #64 Authorized, with Councilor Wheeler voting no, to award a Strategic Planning Grant to the New London Springfield Water Precinct, New London, NH totaling $30,000 to improve public water system sustainab $137,365 approved
Wheeler
06/04/25 #100 FAILED - The Governor and Council, with Councilors Kenney, Stephen, and Wheeler voting no, failed to authorize the request to enter into a sole source amendment to an existing contract with Alvarez & RA Properties, LLC $188,076 denied
Kenney, Stephen, Wheeler
05/21/25 #42 FAILED - The Governor and Council on motion of Councilor Stevens, seconded by Councilor Liot Hill moved to adopt this item for discussion. Following discussion, the Governor and Council, with Councilo $78,984 denied
Kenney, Stephen, Wheeler
05/21/25 #61 Authorized, with Councilor Wheeler voting no, the Division of Travel and Tourism Development to award grants to the organizations as detailed in the letter dated April 15, 2025, in the total amount no $41,554 approved
Wheeler
05/21/25 #96 Authorized, with Councilors Stevens and Wheeler voting no, to enter into a Grant Agreement with the Proulx Oil & Propane, LLC, Newmarket, NH totaling $58,750 for partial funding for the replacement of Proulx Oil & Propane, LLC $58,750 approved
Stevens, Wheeler
05/21/25 #141 Authorized, with Councilors Stephen and Wheeler voting no, to enter into a subgrant with the University of New Hampshire, in an amount not to exceed $1,594,543, to establish the UNH Center for Studyin University of New Hampshi $1.6M approved
Stephen, Wheeler
05/21/25 #23 Authorize to enter into a contract with Diplomatic Security, LLC, Pembroke, NH, in the amount of $140,660, for the provision of In-State Courier services. Effective July 1, 2025, upon G&C approval thr Diplomatic Security, LLC $140,660 approved
Stephen, Wheeler
05/07/25 #23 TABLED - The Governor and Council on motion of Councilor Kenney, seconded by Councilor Liot Hill, with Councilors Stephen and Wheeler voting no, voted to table the request to enter into a contract wit Diplomatic Security, LLC $140,660 tabled
Stephen, Wheeler
05/07/25 #70 Authorized, with Councilors Stephen and Wheeler voting no, to enter into a contract with ProtoCall Services, Inc., in the amount of $9,137,244 to operate the New Hampshire Rapid Response Access Point ProtoCall Services $9.1M approved
Stephen, Wheeler
05/07/25 #25 Authorized the Bureau of Right-of-Way to sell 90.35+/- acres of vacant State-owned land located on the east side of Stark Road, in the Town of Conway, NH to Shawn and Caitlin Baldwin for $235,000 and $235,000 denied
Stevens, Wheeler
05/07/25 #54 FAILED - Authorize to enter into a lease agreement with Axon Enterprise, Inc., Scottsdale, AZ in the amount of $2,099,998.84, for Axon TASER® 10 Energy Weapons. Effective upon G&C approval through Apr Axon Enterprise, Inc. $2.1M denied
Kenney, Stevens, Stephen, Wheeler
04/23/25 #16 FAILED - The Governor and Council, with Councilors Kenney, Stephen, and Wheeler voting no and Councilor Stevens abstaining, failed to enter into a memorandum of understanding with the New Hampshire De $521,420 denied
Kenney, Stephen, Wheeler
04/23/25 #42 Authorized, with Councilor Wheeler voting no, to enter into a contract agreement with Vanasse Hagen Brustlin, Watertown, MA, in the amount of $85,000 to perform natural resources services across NHARN Vanasse Hagen Brustlin $85,000 approved
Wheeler
04/23/25 #58 Authorized, with Councilors Kenney and Wheeler voting no, to enter into a contract with MPACT Strategic Consulting LLC, Houston, TX, in an amount not to exceed $542,895.92 to conduct Davis-Bacon and R MPACT Strategic Consultin $542,896 approved
Kenney, Wheeler
04/23/25 #60 The Governor and Council on motion of Councilor Kenney, seconded by Councilor Liot Hill, with Councilors Stephen and Wheeler voting no, authorized to enter into a contract with Drive Brand Studio, Inc Drive Brand Studio, Inc. $600,000 approved
Stephen, Wheeler
04/23/25 #88 Authorized, with Councilor Wheeler voting no, to enter into a grant agreement with Loon Mountain Recreation Corporation, Lincoln, NH totaling $114,190 for partial funding of one snow groomer replaceme Loon Mountain Recreation $114,190 approved
Wheeler
04/23/25 #128 Authorized, with Councilors Stephen and Wheeler voting no, to accept and expend $69,750 in registration fees and further accept and expend $38,000 in Federal Funds for a total of $107,750, for a two- JPA III Management Compan $107,750 approved
Stephen, Wheeler
04/23/25 #9 FAILED - Authorize to enter into a sole source amendment to an existing contract with Maximus US Services, Inc., McLean, VA (originally approved by G&C on 6/30/21, Item #13), to continue providing com Maximus US Services, Inc. $4.1M denied
Liot Hill, Kenney, Stephen, Wheeler
04/23/25 #35 FAILED - Authorize to enter into a contract with Amy C. McClellan, East Burke, VT in an amount up to and not to exceed $30,000 for the provision of Real Estate Appraisal Expert Consultant Services. Ef New Hampshire Association $362,012 denied
Kenney, Liot Hill, Stevens, Stephen, Wheeler
04/09/25 #41 The Governor and Council on motion of Councilor Liot Hill, seconded by Councilor Stevens, with Councilor Wheeler voting no, authorized to grant an annual salary increase for Cassandra Sanchez, Directo $128,912 approved
Wheeler
04/09/25 #46 Authorized, with Councilor Wheeler voting no, the Division of Agricultural Development to enter into a retroactive amendment to an existing sole source agreement with Farm Financial Analysis Services, Farm Financial Analysis S $30,000 approved
Wheeler
04/09/25 #82 Authorized, with Councilors Kenney and Wheeler voting no, to enter into a grant agreement with the New Hampshire Association of School Principals, Concord, NH, to support the June 2025 Annual Leadersh New Hampshire Association $50,000 approved
Kenney, Wheeler
04/09/25 #83 Authorized, with Councilors Kenney and Wheeler voting no, to enter into a grant agreement with the New Hampshire School Administrators Association, Concord, NH, to support the 84th Annual 2025 Confere New Hampshire School Admi $50,000 approved
Kenney, Wheeler
04/09/25 #14 Authorized to award a contract with Deloitte Consulting, LLP, New York, NY, in the amount of $18,576,555.05, to support the safety, permanency, and well-being of New Hampshire’s children and their fam MAO Pharmacy, Inc. d/b/a $570,000 approved
Stephen, Wheeler
04/09/25 #14 Authorized to enter into a sole source contract with NTT DATA State Health Consulting, LLC., Plano, TX, in the amount of $3,486,773.44 for Independent Verification and Validation services, as required MAO Pharmacy, Inc. d/b/a $570,000 approved
Stephen, Wheeler
02/26/25 #15 The Governor and Council on motion of Councilor Stevens, seconded by Councilor Stephen, and with Councilors Stephen and Wheeler voting no, authorized to amend an existing contract with TDB Communicati Mary Hitchcock Memorial H $25,000 approved
Stephen, Wheeler
02/26/25 #16 FAILED - The Governor and Council on motion of Councilor Stevens, seconded by Councilor Stephen voted to adopt this item for the purpose of discussion. Following discussion, with Councilors Kenney, St $7.5M denied
Kenney, Stephen, Wheeler
01/15/25 #6 The Governor and Council on motion of Councilor Liot Hill, seconded by Councilor Stevens, and further on a roll call vote as follows: Councilor Kenney – Yes, Councilor Liot Hill – Yes, Councilor Steve $50.0M approved
Wheeler
01/15/25 #14 The Governor and Council on motion of Councilor Stevens, seconded by Councilor Kenney authorized, with Councilor Wheeler voting no, to retroactively continue the full-time temporary position MISC SOC approved
Wheeler
12/18/24 #7 Authorized, with Councilor Wheeler voting no, to extend one full-time temporary PARALGLS-LGL ASSTS 4 (Legal Assistant), a position assigned to the Office of the Commissioner, Legal and Regulatory Serv approved
Wheeler
12/18/24 #9 Authorized, with Councilor Wheeler voting no, to enter into a contract with Pyramid Model Consortium, Missoula, MT, in the amount of $1,100,000 to establish a temporary six month Child Care Workforce Pyramid Model Consortium $1.1M approved
Wheeler
12/04/24 #44 Authorized, with Councilor Wheeler voting no, to amend an existing contract with GYK Antler, Manchester, NH (originally approved by G&C on 5/31/23, Item #82), for marketing services, by increasing the GYK Antler $18.1M approved
Wheeler
11/13/24 #? confirmed
Wheeler
11/13/24 #24 Authorized, with Councilors Kenney and Wheeler voting no, the Bureau of Construction to enter into a contract with R.S. Audley, Inc., Bow, NH, on the basis of a low bid of $15,987,400, for toll conver R.S. Audley, Inc. $16.0M approved
Kenney, Wheeler
10/16/24 #57 Authorized, with Councilor Wheeler voting no, the approval of the recommendation of the Cannon Mountain Advisory Commission to implement the Cannon Mountain Aerial Tramway & Ski Area capital improveme $709,500 approved
Wheeler
10/16/24 #159 Authorized, with Councilor Wheeler voting no, the NH Office of Highway Safety to enter into a sole source contract with AAA Northern New England, Portland, ME, for the creation and delivery of public AAA Northern New England $170,000 approved
Wheeler
09/25/24 #92 Authorized, with Councilor Wheeler voting no, to accept and expend $1,961,773 to support the creation of the Lisbon Early Learning Center. Effective upon G&C approval through June 30, 2025. 100% Feder $2.0M approved
Wheeler
09/25/24 #97 Authorized, with Councilor Wheeler voting no, the Division of Economic Development to award $1,110,110 from the InvestNH Municipal Demolition Program to three recipients in the amounts as detailed in $1.1M approved
Wheeler
09/25/24 #144 Authorized, with Councilor Wheeler voting no, to enter into a sole source contract with VRTKL, Inc. d/b/a Fork Farms, Green Bay, WI, in an amount not to exceed $88,390 to purchase hydroponic Flex Farm VRTKL, Inc. d/b/a Fork Fa $88,390 approved
Wheeler
08/30/24 #93 Authorized, with Councilor Wheeler voting no, the Office of Planning and Development to accept and expend $160,000 in American Rescue Plan Act State Fiscal Recovery Funds to fund the Office of Plannin $160,000 approved
Wheeler
08/30/24 #94 Authorized, with Councilor Wheeler voting no, the Office of Planning and Development to enter into a contract with Econsult Solutions Inc, Philadelphia, PA, in the amount of $149,500 in American Rescu Econsult Solutions Inc $149,500 approved
Wheeler
08/30/24 #97 Authorized, with Councilor Wheeler voting no, to award $20,284,407.55 from the Broadband Matching Grant Initiative Program to two recipients for eight projects as detailed in the letter dated August 1 $20.3M approved
Wheeler
08/07/24 #33 Authorized, with Councilor Wheeler voting no, the Division of Economic Development to award $420,000 from the InvestNH Municipal Per Unit Grant Program to the three recipients as detailed in the lette $420,000 approved
Wheeler
08/07/24 #34 Authorized, with Councilor Wheeler voting no, the Division of Economic Development to award $655,708 from the InvestNH Municipal Demolition Program to the six recipients in the amounts as detailed in $2.0M approved
Wheeler
08/07/24 #23 FAILED – Authorize the Bureau of Highway Maintenance to enter into a rental agreement with United Rentals (North America), Inc., for an amount not to exceed $298,710, based on a rental agreement for t $298,710 denied
Warmington, Kenney, Stevens, Gatsas, Wheeler
07/24/24 #29 Authorized, with Councilors Gatsas and Wheeler voting no, to enter into a sole source contract with Kelmar Associates, LLC, Wakefield, MA (originally approved by G&C on 4/23/14, Item #15), in the amou Kelmar Associates, LLC $3.2M approved
Gatsas, Wheeler
07/10/24 #52 Authorized to enter into a Memorandum of Understanding with the New Hampshire Department of Education, Concord, NH, in the amount of $562,000, to support New Hampshire school districts with exploring $562,000 approved
Stevens, Wheeler
06/26/24 #17 Authorized, with Councilor Wheeler voting no, to enter into a sole source cooperative project agreements with the Contractors as detailed in the letter dated June 3, 2024, in an amount not to exceed $ $525,234 approved
Wheeler
06/26/24 #108 Authorized, with Councilor Wheeler voting no, the Division of Economic Development to award an InvestNH Municipal Per Unit Grant to the Town of Hanover, NH, in the amount of $90,000, as an incentive r Town of Hanover $90,000 approved
Wheeler
06/26/24 #109 Authorized, with Councilor Wheeler voting no, the Division of Economic Development to award $888,411 from the InvestNH Municipal Demolition Program to the six recipients as detailed in the letter date $888,411 approved
Wheeler