Contested Votes

1,228 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
10/18/25 #68 Authorized to enter into subgrants retroactive to July 1, 2025, with the programs as detailed in the letter dated September 22, 2025, in an amount not to exceed $3,000,000, to support the enhancement $3.0M approved
Liot Hill, Stevens
10/18/25 #69 Authorized to amend an existing sole source contract with Sophus Consulting Inc., Folsom, CA (originally approved by G&C on 12/22/21, Item #106), by increasing the price limitation by $193,475 from $3 Sophus Consulting Inc. $568,475 approved
Liot Hill
10/18/25 #84 Authorized enter into a contract with Triple Construction, LLC, Merrimack, NH, in an amount up to and not to exceed $193,229 for stair tower roofs repointing services at the Concord Main Building at 1 Triple Construction, LLC $193,229 tabled
Liot Hill
10/18/25 #50 TABLED - Authorize to enter into a sole source contract with Michael J. Quinn, Rye, NH, in the amount of $33,100 to perform 1:24,000-scale bedrock geologic mapping of the southern half of the Derry qu Michael J. Quinn $33,100 tabled
Liot Hill, Stevens
10/18/25 #63 TABLED – Authorize to enter into a contract with Specialized Solutions Group, LLC, Belmont, NH for $27,500 to provide technical law enforcement training. Effective upon G&C approval through June 30, 2 Specialized Solutions Gro $27,500 tabled
Liot Hill
10/18/25 #82 TABLED - Authorize to enter into a retroactive, sole source amendment to an existing contract with NRC East Environmental Services, Inc., Portsmouth, NH, by increasing the price limitation by $143,982 NRC East Environmental Se $350,000 tabled
Liot Hill
10/15/25 #15 TABLED - The Governor and Council on motion of Councilor Wheeler, seconded by Councilor Stephen, and with Councilors Liot Hill and Stevens voting no, voted to table the request of the Bureau of Constr R.M. Piper, Inc. $1.2M tabled
Liot Hill, Stevens
10/15/25 #16 The Governor and Council on motion of Councilor Stephen, seconded by Councilor Wheeler, voted to table with Councilors Kenney, Liot Hill and Stevens voting no. The motion to table failed. The Governor Reed & Reed, Inc. d/b/a R $28.5M approved
Kenney, Liot Hill, Stevens
10/15/25 #16 TABLED - The Governor and Council on motion of Councilor Wheeler, seconded by Councilor Stephen, and with Councilors Liot Hill and Stevens voting no, voted to table the request of the Bureau of Highwa Reed & Reed, Inc. d/b/a R $28.5M tabled
Liot Hill, Stevens
10/15/25 #27 TABLED - The Governor and Council on motion of Councilor Wheeler, seconded by Councilor Stephen, and with Councilor Liot Hill voting no, voted to table the request of the Division of Parks and Recreat Mobile Fencing, Inc. $10,000 tabled
Liot Hill
10/15/25 #29 TABLED - The Governor and Council on motion of Councilor Wheeler, seconded by Councilor Stephen, and with Councilor Liot Hill voting no, voted to table the request of the Division of Forests and Lands New England Power Company tabled
Liot Hill
10/15/25 #50 TABLED - The Governor and Council on motion of Councilor Wheeler, seconded by Councilor Stephen, and with Councilors Liot Hill and Stevens voting no, voted to table the request to enter into a sole so Michael J. Quinn $33,100 tabled
Liot Hill, Stevens
10/15/25 #61 TABLED - The Governor and Council on motion of Councilor Wheeler, seconded by Councilor Stephen, and with Councilor Liot Hill voting no, voted to table the request to enter into a sole source amendmen $15.9M tabled
Liot Hill
10/15/25 #62 TABLED - The Governor and Council on motion of Councilor Wheeler, seconded by Councilor Stephen, and with Councilor Liot Hill voting no, voted to table the request of the Division of Learner Support, Holy Cross Family Learnin $275,549 tabled
Liot Hill
10/15/25 #63 TABLED - The Governor and Council on motion of Councilor Stevens, seconded by Councilor Kenney, voted to adopt this item for the purpose of discussion. Then, the Governor and Council on motion of Coun Specialized Solutions Gro $27,500 tabled
Liot Hill
10/15/25 #64 TABLED - The Governor and Council on motion of Councilor Stevens, seconded by Councilor Stephen, voted to adopt this item for the purpose of discussion. Then, the Governor and Council on motion of Cou Mancini Companies, LLC $12,240 tabled
Liot Hill
10/15/25 #68 TABLED - The Governor and Council on motion of Councilor Wheeler, seconded by Councilor Stephen, and with Councilors Liot Hill and Stevens voting no, voted to table the request to enter into subgrants $3.0M tabled
Liot Hill, Stevens
10/15/25 #69 TABLED - The Governor and Council on motion of Councilor Wheeler, seconded by Councilor Stephen, and with Councilor Liot Hill voting no, voted to table the request to amend an existing sole source con Sophus Consulting Inc. $568,475 tabled
Liot Hill
10/15/25 #70 TABLED - The Governor and Council on motion of Councilor Stevens, seconded by Councilor Kenney, voted to adopt this item for the purpose of discussion. Then, the Governor and Council on motion of Coun Strategies for Youth, Inc $169,679 tabled
Liot Hill, Stevens
10/15/25 #72 TABLED - The Governor and Council on motion of Councilor Wheeler, seconded by Councilor Stephen, and with Councilor Liot Hill voting no, voted to table the request to enter into a retroactive, sole so Institute for Community A $3.3M tabled
Liot Hill
10/15/25 #74 TABLED - The Governor and Council on motion of Councilor Wheeler, seconded by Councilor Stephen, and with Councilors Liot Hill and Stevens voting no, voted to table the request to enter into retroacti $640,000 tabled
Liot Hill, Stevens
10/15/25 #78 TABLED - The Governor and Council on motion of Councilor Wheeler, seconded by Councilor Kenney, and with Councilor Liot Hill voting no, voted to table the request to exercise a sole source amendment t Coastal Traffic, Incorpor $3.3M tabled
Liot Hill
10/15/25 #79 TABLED - The Governor and Council on motion of Councilor Wheeler, seconded by Councilor Kenney, and with Councilor Liot Hill voting no, voted to table the request to enter into a contract with Coca-Co Coca-Cola Beverages North $848,547 tabled
Liot Hill
10/15/25 #80 TABLED - The Governor and Council on motion of Councilor Wheeler, seconded by Councilor Kenney, and with Councilor Liot Hill voting no, voted to table the request to enter into a contract with Irving Irving Oil Terminals Inc. $2.5M tabled
Liot Hill
10/15/25 #81 TABLED - The Governor and Council on motion of Councilor Wheeler, seconded by Councilor Kenney, and with Councilor Liot Hill voting no, voted to table the request to enter into a contract with The Mel Melanson Company, A Tecta $551,070 tabled
Liot Hill
10/15/25 #82 TABLED - The Governor and Council on motion of Councilor Wheeler, seconded by Councilor Kenney, and with Councilor Liot Hill voting no, voted to table the request to enter into a retroactive, sole sou NRC East Environmental Se $350,000 tabled
Liot Hill
10/15/25 #84 TABLED - The Governor and Council on motion of Councilor Wheeler, seconded by Councilor Kenney, and with Councilor Liot Hill voting no, voted to table the request to enter into a contract with Triple Triple Construction, LLC $193,229 tabled
Liot Hill
09/17/25 #? confirmed
Liot Hill
09/17/25 #45 The Governor and Council on motion of Councilor Stephen, seconded by Councilor Wheeler, voted to table the request, Councilors Kenney, Liot Hill and Stevens voted no, the motion to table failed. Then, Guidehouse, Inc. $3.1M approved
Stephen, Wheeler
08/27/25 #? confirmed
Stevens
08/27/25 #18 The Governor and Council on motion of Councilor Stevens, seconded by Councilor Liot Hill, with Councilors Stephen and Wheeler voting no, authorized to enter into a Cooperative Project Agreement with t University of New Hampshi $63,327 approved
Stephen, Wheeler
08/27/25 #45 Authorized, with Councilors Stephen and Wheeler voting no, the Division of Travel and Tourism Development to award grants to the organizations as detailed in the letter dated July 29, 2025 in the tota $606,722 approved
Stephen, Wheeler
08/27/25 #81 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 Council Trustees of Dartmouth Col $219,376 denied
Kenney, Stephen, Wheeler
08/13/25 #33 The Governor and Council on motion of Councilor Stevens, seconded by Councilor Liot Hill, with Councilors Stephen and Wheeler voting no, authorized to enter into a contract for professional services w $466,180 approved
Stephen, Wheeler
08/13/25 #64 Authorized to grant a salary increase to Stephanie L. Simek, Ph.D., Executive Director, in the amount of $8,452.80, from a current salary of $128,912 to a new salary of $137,364.80, which is $2,092.80 $137,365 approved
Liot Hill, Stevens
07/30/25 #103 Authorized, with Councilor Wheeler voting no, to enter into a sole source amendment to an existing contract with Community Action Program of Belknap and Merrimack Counties, Inc., Concord, NH (original Community Action Program $587,162 approved
Wheeler
07/30/25 #64 Authorize to grant a salary increase to Stephanie L. Simek, Ph.D., Executive Director, in the amount of $8,452.80, from a current salary of $128,912 to a new salary of $137,364.80, which is $2,092.80 $137,365 approved
Liot Hill, Stevens
07/09/25 #10 FAILED - The Governor and Council on motion of Councilor Liot Hill, seconded by Councilor Kenney, moved to adopt this item for discussion. Following discussion, the Governor and Council, with Councilo denied
Kenney, Stephen, Wheeler
07/09/25 #64 Authorize to grant a salary increase to Stephanie L. Simek, Ph.D., Executive Director, in the amount of $8,452.80, from a current salary of $128,912 to a new salary of $137,364.80, which is $2,092.80 $137,365 approved
Liot Hill, Stevens
06/25/25 #68 FAILED - The Governor and Council on motion of Councilor Liot Hill, seconded by Councilor Stevens, with Councilors Kenney, Stephen, and Wheeler voting no, failed to authorize the request to establish $109,601 denied
Kenney, Stephen, Wheeler
06/25/25 #93 FAILED – The Governor and Council, with Councilors Kenney, Stephen, and Wheeler voting no, failed to authorize the request to enter into a contract with Strategic Marketing & Research Insights, LLC, I Strategic Marketing & Res $1.2M denied
Kenney, Stephen, Wheeler
06/25/25 #96 Authorized, with Councilors Stephen and Wheeler voting no, to exercise a contract renewal option with GYK Antler, Manchester, NH (originally approved by G&C on 5/31/23, Item #82), for domestic and int $37.9M approved
Stephen, Wheeler
06/25/25 #179 The Governor and Council on motion of Councilor Stephen, seconded by Councilor Wheeler, voted to table this item. Councilors Kenney, Liot Hill, and Stevens voted no, the motion to table failed. Then, Mary Hitchcock Memorial H $15.2M approved
Stephen, Wheeler
06/25/25 #181 Authorized, with Councilors Stephen and Wheeler voting no, to enter into a sole source amendment to an existing project agreement with Deloitte Consulting LLP, Concord, NH (originally approved by G&C Deloitte Consulting LLP $3.3M approved
Stephen, Wheeler
06/25/25 #201 Authorized, with Councilors Stephen and Wheeler voting no, to amend an existing contract with Public Consulting Group LLC, Boston, MA (originally approved by G&C on 10/4/23, Item #20), for ongoing fac Public Consulting Group L $2.0M approved
Stephen, Wheeler
06/25/25 #204 Authorized, with Councilors Stephen and Wheeler voting no, to enter into a sole source cooperative project agreement with the University of New Hampshire/Institute on Disability, Durham, NH, in the am University of New Hampshi $956,135 approved
Stephen, Wheeler
06/25/25 #205 Authorized, with Councilors Stephen and Wheeler voting no, to enter into a sole source amendment to an existing cooperative project agreement with the University of New Hampshire, Durham, NH (original University of New Hampshi $3.0M approved
Stephen, Wheeler
06/25/25 #206 Authorized, with Councilors Stephen and Wheeler voting no, to amend an existing contract, which was originally competitively bid, with Keystone Peer Review Organization, LLC, Harrisburg, PA (originall $6.2M approved
Stephen, Wheeler
06/25/25 #222 Authorized, with Councilor Kenney voting no, to enter into a contract with the vendor as detailed in the letter dated June 5, 2025, in an amount not to exceed $11,500 for reimbursement for payment of $11,500 approved
Kenney
06/25/25 #224 Authorized, with Councilor Wheeler voting no, to enter into a sole source contract with Amoskeag Health, Manchester, NH, in the amount of $454,066 to provide sexual and reproductive health services. E Amoskeag Health $454,066 approved
Wheeler