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
03/12/25 #38 Authorize to borrow up to $200 million in general funds and up to $15 million in highway funds on a short-term basis. The resolution allows the State Treasurer to determine the most advantageous form $200 approved
Liot Hill
02/26/25 #? confirmed
Liot Hill
02/26/25 #? confirmed
Liot Hill
02/26/25 #? confirmed
Liot Hill
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
02/26/25 #38 TABLED – The Governor and Council on motion of Councilor Wheeler, seconded by Councilor Kenney, with Councilor Liot Hill voting no, voted to table the request. Following discussion, the Governor and C $200 tabled
Liot Hill
02/26/25 #66 Authorized, with Councilor Stevens voting no, Amy Clarkson President VCC Inc.’s request to perform work on Sunapee Lake in New London, NH. approved
Stevens
02/26/25 #4 [Removed from consent] Authorize the nomination of Captain Nathaniel Richter, Mansfield Center, CT, for promotion to the rank of Major, in the NH Air National Guard. This officer meets the physical, m approved
Liot Hill
02/05/25 #99 Authorized, with Councilor Kenney voting no, the Bureau of Vocational Rehabilitation to hold an organized event on October 9, 2025, at the Puritan Event and Conference Center in Manchester, NH for a t $18,663 approved
Kenney
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 #? 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
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 #? confirmed
Warmington
10/16/24 #? confirmed
Warmington
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 #91 TABLED - The Governor and Council on motion of Councilor Stevens, seconded by Councilor Kenney moved to adopt the item for the purpose of discussion. Then, the Governor and Council on motion of Counci tabled
Stevens
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 #159 TABLED - The Governor and Council on motion of Councilor Kenney, seconded by Councilor Stevens moved to adopt the item for the purpose of discussion. Then, the Governor and Council on motion of Counci AAA Northern New England $170,000 tabled
Warmington
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 #91 TABLED - The Governor and Council on motion of Councilor Stevens, seconded by Councilor Kenney moved to adopt the item for the purpose of discussion. Then, the Governor and Council on motion of Counci tabled
Stevens
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
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 #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
07/24/24 #34 TABLED - The Governor and Council on motion of Councilor Gatsas, seconded by Councilor Warmington voted to adopt this item for discussion. Following discussion, the Governor and Council on motion of C $2.0M tabled
Warmington
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 #? confirmed
Warmington
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
06/12/24 #? confirmed
Warmington