Contested Votes

950 actions where at least one councilor dissented

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
02/05/25 #127 Authorized, with Councilor Stevens voting no, to accept the gift of a parcel of land situated on the northerly side of Rochester Hill Road (Route 108) in the City of Rochester, NH, having an area of a approved
Stevens
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
12/18/24 #53 The Governor and Council on motion of Councilor Warmington, seconded by Councilor Stevens, with Councilor Kenney voting no, authorized the individuals, as detailed in the letter dated December 3, 2024 approved
Kenney
12/18/24 #12 Authorized to enter into a sole source operations transfer and asset purchase agreement and execute all necessary closing documents with Mary Hitchcock Memorial Hospital, Lebanon, NH, in the amount of $126.8M approved
Warmington
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 #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
11/13/24 #64 Authorized, with Councilor Kenney voting no, to continue its membership and participation in the New England Conference of Public Utilities Commissioners, for an amount of $24,000. Effective retroacti $24,000 approved
Kenney
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
09/25/24 #188 Authorized, with Councilor Stevens voting no, the Division of Public Works Design and Construction to enter into a sole source amendment to an existing contract with HDR Architecture, Inc., Omaha, NE HDR Architecture, Inc. $2.1M approved
Stevens
08/30/24 #70 The Governor and Council on motion of Councilor Wheeler, seconded by Councilor Gatsas, with Councilor Warmington voting no, authorized to grant an annual salary increase to David J. Bettencourt, Commi $143,061 approved
Warmington
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 #23 Authorized, with Councilor Warmington voting no, to grant an annual salary increase for Christopher Ellms Jr., Deputy Commissioner, in the amount of $6,740, from a current salary of $136,321 to a new $298,710 approved
Warmington
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
07/24/24 #12 Authorized, with Councilor Kenney voting no, to enter into a retroactive sole source contract with Healthcare Services Group, Inc., Bensalem, PA, in the amount of $887,000, for the provision of housek Healthcare Services Group $887,000 approved
Kenney
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 #101 The Governor and Council on motion of Councilor Gatsas, seconded by Councilor Stevens, with Councilor Warmington voting no, authorized to grant an annual salary increase for Jared Chicoine, Commission $147,891 approved
Warmington
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
05/29/24 #24 Authorized, with Councilor Kenney voting no, to enter into a sole source contract with New Hampshire Hunger Solutions, Inc., Concord, NH, in the amount of $338,000, to support local food access coalit New Hampshire Hunger Solu $338,000 approved
Kenney
05/29/24 #66 Authorized, with Councilor Wheeler voting no, the Division of Economic Development to award $1,140,000 from the InvestNH Municipal Per Unit Grant Programs to the two recipients as detailed in the lett $1.1M approved
Wheeler
05/29/24 #67 Authorized, with Councilor Wheeler voting no, the Division of Economic Development to award $823,432 from the InvestNH Municipal Demolition Program to the four recipients in the amounts as detailed in $823,432 approved
Wheeler
05/15/24 #129 Authorized, with Councilor Warmington voting no, to enter into a contract with The Children’s Scholarship Fund, Concord, NH to implement the Education Freedom Accounts Act established in RSA 194-F, by Children’s Scholarship Fu approved
Warmington
04/10/24 #37 The Governor and Council on motion of Councilor Warmington, seconded by Councilor Gatsas, with Councilor Stevens voting no,authorized an annual salary step increase for Cassandra Sanchez, Director of $120,120 approved
Stevens
04/10/24 #44 Authorized, with Councilor Wheeler voting no, the Division of Economic Development to award $2,040,000 from the InvestNH Municipal Per Unit Grant Program to the four recipients as detailed in the lett $2.0M approved
Wheeler
03/27/24 #49 Authorized, with Councilor Wheeler voting no, to enter into an agreement with NHSCOT, Concord, NH in the amount of $197,300 in American Rescue Plan Act State Fiscal Recovery Funds in order to replace NHSCOT $197,300 approved
Wheeler
03/13/24 #53 Authorized, with Councilor Wheeler voting no, to amend an existing sole source sub award (or grant) agreement with the New Hampshire Housing Finance Authority (originally approved by G&C on 7/27/22, L $14.0M approved
Wheeler
03/13/24 #54 Authorized, with Councilor Wheeler voting no, to amend an existing sole source sub award (or grant) agreement with the New Hampshire Housing Finance Authority (originally approved by G&C on 7/27/22, L $7.9M approved
Wheeler
03/13/24 #102 Councilor Gatsas made a motion to table this item; there being no second, the Governor and Council authorized, with Councilor Gatsas voting no, to lease from Legacy at Laconia LLC, Manchester, NH, in $60,598 approved
Gatsas
03/13/24 #102 Councilor Gatsas made a motion to table this item; there being no second, the Governor and Council authorized, with Councilor Gatsas voting no, to sublease to the Lakes Region Mutual Fire Aid Associat $60,598 approved
Gatsas
02/21/24 #64 Authorized, with Councilor Wheeler voting no, to accept and expend $200,000 to assist the NHSCOT in replacing revenue lost during the COVID-19 pandemic and due to the cancellation of the 2023 Highland $200,000 approved
Wheeler
02/21/24 #65 Authorized, with Councilor Wheeler voting no, to accept and expend $1,036,000 to assist the Volunteer NH Program in matching their ARPA and other program funding in order to fully implement their prog $1.0M approved
Wheeler
02/21/24 #72 Authorized, with Councilor Wheeler voting no, to amend a Fiscal Committee Item for the InvestNH Housing Program (originally approved by G&C on 5/4/22, Tabled Item #67), by extending the end date from $380,000 approved
Wheeler
02/21/24 #73 Authorized, with Councilor Wheeler voting no, the Division of Economic Development to award $666,000 from the InvestNH Municipal Demolition Program to two recipients in the amounts as detailed in the $666,000 approved
Wheeler
02/21/24 #74 Authorized, with Councilor Wheeler voting no, the Division of Economic Development to award $1,750,000 from the InvestNH Municipal Per Unit Grant Program to five recipients as detailed in the letter d $1.8M approved
Wheeler
01/31/24 #113 Authorized, with Councilor Warmington voting no, a salary increment for the Commissioner of Education, Frank Edelblut, from a current salary of $144,516 to a new salary of $151,666. Effective February $151,666 approved
Warmington
12/20/23 #109 Authorized, with Councilors Kenney and Wheeler voting no, the Office of the Commissioner to enter into a contract with Benjamin Victor Studios, Inc., Boise, ID, in the amount of $250,000 for the creat $900,000 approved
Kenney, Wheeler
11/29/23 #6 The Governor and Council on motion of Councilor Warmington, seconded by Councilor Wheeler, with Councilor Stevens voting no, authorized to amend a Fiscal Committee Item (originally approved by G&C on $8.9M approved
Stevens
11/29/23 #16 The Governor and Council on a roll call vote as follows: Councilor Kenney – yes, Councilor Warmington – yes, Councilor Stevens – yes, Councilor Gatsas – yes, and Councilor Wheeler – no, authorized the Community Action Program $512,162 approved
Wheeler