Governor and Executive Council meeting - 2026-02-11

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2026-02-11

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Meeting date: 2026-02-11

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Agenda items:

- #1 | Governor And Executive Council Agenda | Consent Calendar | MOP 150, I, B (1): Expenditure Approvals – NONE

- #2 | Governor And Executive Council Agenda | Consent Calendar | MOP 150, I, B (2): Approval of Acceptances

- #3 | Department Of Health And Human Services | Consent Calendar | MOP 150, I, B (3): Reports and Findings

- #4 | Department Of Military Affairs And Veterans Services | Consent Calendar | MOP 150, I, B (4): Nominations, Confirmations and Appointments

- #5 | Department Of Transportation | Consent Calendar | MOP 150, I, B (5): Other Items

- #55 | Department Of Environmental Services | Consent Calendar |, archived document), by extending the completion date from February 28, 2026 to August 31, 2026, to provide additional time to complete drinking water and wastewater system improvements. Effective upon G&C approval through August 31, 2026. This is a no-cost amendment. 100% Federal Funds For additional publicly-available information: see SOS's Business Record

- #110 | Department Of Environmental Services | Consent Calendar |, archived document), by extending the completion date from February 28, 2026 to August 31, 2026, to provide additional time to complete the agreed-upon scope of services. Effective upon G&C approval through August 31, 2026. This is a no-cost amendment. 100% Federal Funds For additional publicly-available information: see SOS's Business Record

- #158 | Department Of Administrative Services | Consent Calendar |, archived document), for wireless cellular data services, by extending the completion date from March 31, 2026 to March 31, 2028, with no change to the price limitation of $1,130,683.21. Effective upon G&C approval. For additional publicly-available information: see SOS's Business Record * REGULAR AGENDA

- #6 | Department Of Transportation | Consent Calendar | Authorize the Bureau of Environment to make payments to The Conservation Fund, Arlington, VA, for in-lieu mitigation fees pursuant to the Federal Endangered Species Act, 16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq., for the Department of Transportation construction projects and maintenance activities requiring unavoidable impacts to northern long-eared bats and/or their habitats. Effective upon G&C approval through June 30, 2027. For additional publicly-available information: see SOS's Business Record

- #7 | Department Of Transportation | Consent Calendar | Authorize the Bureau of Highway Maintenance to hold an organized Safety Plow Rally meeting on May 14, 2026, at the Sandwich Fairgrounds, Sandwich, NH for a total cost not to exceed $20,000 for the purpose of recognizing and training Department of Transportation employees. Effective upon G&C approval through December 31, 2026. 87.6% Highway Funds, 12.5% Turnpike Funds. (2) Further authorize to accept free use of the Sandwich Fairgrounds, with a reported value of $350, for the NHDOT Safety Plow Rally on May 14, 2026.

- #8 | Department Of Transportation | Consent Calendar | Authorize the Bureau of Transportation Systems Management & Operations to enter into a Memorandum of Agreement for $500,000 to support the administration of the State of New Hampshire’s Highway Truck Weight Safety program. Effective upon G&C approval through September 30, 2030. 100% Federal Funds

- #9 | Department Of Transportation | Consent Calendar | Authorize the Bureau of Construction to enter into a contract with Pike Industries, Inc., Belmont, NH, on the basis of a low bid of $3,393,707.46 for resurfacing of various Tier 2 roadways in the Towns of Ossipee, Effingham and Freedom in District 3. Effective upon G&C approval through September 25, 2026, unless amended by the Department in accordance with the Standard Specifications. 100% Other Funds For additional publicly-available information: see SOS's Business Record

- #10 | Department Of Transportation | Consent Calendar | Authorize the Bureau of Construction to enter into a contract with R.S. Audley, Inc., Bow, NH, on the basis of a low bid of $144,000, for the removal of the bridge carrying Smith Crossing over the NH Railroad (Project: New Hampton). (2) Further authorize a contingency in the amount of $14,400, for payment of latent conditions which may appear during the construction of the project. Effective upon G&C approval through August 21, 2026, unless amended by the Department in accordance with the Standard Specifications. 100% Federal Funds For additional publicly-available information: see SOS's Business Record

- #11 | Department Of Transportation | Consent Calendar | Authorize the Bureau of Rail and Transit to enter into a retroactive lease agreement with East Bluff Village Association, Meredith, NH, in the amount of $6,291.85 for the use of state-owned property in Meredith along Lake Winnipesaukee. Effective retroactive July 1, 2025, upon G&C approval through June 30, 2030. The land will be conveyed without any explicit covenants, restrictions, or permissions regarding hunting, fishing, or other recreational activities, and applicable local and state laws will govern such activities. For additional publicly-available information: see SOS's Business Record

- #12 | Office Of Professional Licensure And Certification | Consent Calendar | Authorize to retroactively renew our membership with National Council of Examiners for Engineering and Surveying (NCEES), Greenville, SC, in the amount of $6,000, for membership in NCEES and the preparation of scoring of the engineering and land surveying examinations from January 1, 2026 through December 31, 2026. 100% Agency Funds

- #12A | Office Of Professional Licensure And Certification | Consent Calendar | Authorize an annual salary increase for Sarah Rogers, Director of Enforcement, in the amount of $5,864, from a current salary of $112,488 to a new salary of $118,352. Effective retroactive to November 18, 2025, upon G&C approval. 100% Agency Funds

- #13 | State Treasury | Consent Calendar | Authorize to accept and place on file the quarterly report of the NH State Treasury for the period ended December 31, 2025.

- #14 | State Treasury | Consent Calendar | Authorize to establish the entrance salary for the new Deputy State Treasurer, Sylvia J. Yeaton, at Unclassified Salary Grade GG, Step 6, $118,352. Effective February 20, 2026, upon G&C approval. 30% General Funds, 20% Transfer from Other Agency, 25% Abandoned Property Funds, 25% College Savings Funds

- #15 | State Treasury | Consent Calendar | Authorize the resolution permitting the State Treasurer to proceed with the sale and issuance of up to $75 million of general obligation bonds through a competitive process, negotiated sale, and private placement. This resolution will have an expiration date of June 30, 2026.

- #16 | New Hampshire Council On Developmental Disabilities | Consent Calendar | Authorize to retroactively pay the National Association of Councils on Developmental Disabilities, Washington, DC, annual dues in the amount of $4,460 for the membership period of October 1, 2025 through September 30, 2026. Effective upon G&C approval. 100% Federal Funds

- #17 | Department Of Agriculture, Markets, And Food | Consent Calendar | Authorize to enter a grant agreement with Lavoies Farm LLC, Hollis, NH, for the Resilient Food Systems Infrastructure Program in the amount of $70,000. Effective upon G&C approval through May 1, 2027. 100% Federal Funds. (2) Further authorize an advance payment in the amount of $70,000 to Lavoies Farm LLC, Hollis, NH, in accordance with the terms of the agreement. Effective upon G&C approval. 100% Federal Funds For additional publicly-available information: see SOS's Business Record

- #18 | Department Of Agriculture, Markets, And Food | Consent Calendar | Authorize to enter a grant agreement with Noah Courser-Kellerman d/b/a Alprilla Farm CSA, Warner, NH, for the Resilient Food Systems Infrastructure Program in the amount of $12,610. Effective upon G&C approval through May 1, 2027. 100% Federal Funds. (2) Further authorize an advance payment in the amount of $12,610 to Noah Courser-Kellerman d/b/a Alprilla Farm CSA, Warner, NH, in accordance with the terms of the agreement. Effective upon G&C approval. 100% Federal Funds For additional publicly-available information: see SOS's Business Record

- #19 | Office Of The Consumer Advocate | Consent Calendar | Authorize to continue its membership and participation in the National Association of State Utility Consumer Advocates, and to pay $5,061.83. Effective retroactive upon G&C approval for the period of January 1, 2026 through December 31, 2026. 100% Other Funds (Utilities Assessments)

- #20 | Liquor Commission | Consent Calendar | Authorize an annual salary step increase for Patricia L. Peters, Esq., Director for the Division of Administration, in the amount of $5,864 from a salary of $112,488 to a new annual salary of $118,352. Effective upon G&C approval. 100% Liquor Funds

- #21 | Liquor Commission | Consent Calendar | Authorize an annual salary step increase for Mark Roy, Director for the Division of Marketing, Merchandising, and Warehousing, in the amount of $5,835 from a salary of $118,352 to a new annual salary of $124,187. Effective upon G&C approval. 100% Liquor Funds

- #22 | Department Of Business And Economic Affairs | Consent Calendar | Authorize the Office of Workforce Opportunity to enter into a retroactive amendment to an existing contract with Coos County Family Health Services, Inc., Berlin, NH (originally approved by G&C on 11/13/24, Item #71, archived document), to support the Family Medical Residency Program with American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA), State Fiscal Recovery Funds (SFRF) by extending the completion date from December 31, 2025 to June 30, 2026, with no change to the price limitation of $500,000, in order to complete their setup of the family medicine residency program in New Hampshire’s rural North Country. Effective retroactive to January 1, 2026, upon G&C approval. This is an allowable use of ARPA SFRF funds under Section 602 (c)(1)(A) to respond to the public health emergency or its negative economic impacts. 100% Federal Funds For additional publicly-available information: see SOS's Business Record

- #22A | Department Of Business And Economic Affairs | Consent Calendar | Authorize the Division of Travel and Tourism Development to enter into a sole source contract with New England Travel Directors Council, Inc. d/b/a Discover New England, Concord, NH in the amount of $400,000 for collaborative international marketing. Effective upon G&C approval through December 31, 2027. 75% General Funds, 25% Other Funds For additional publicly-available information: see SOS's Business Record

- #23 | Fish And Game Department | Consent Calendar | Authorize to enter into a sole source Cooperative Project Agreement with the University of New Hampshire, Durham, NH, in the amount of $249,531 to conduct a research project in support of furbearers, moose, and select other big game species. Effective upon G&C approval through June 30, 2030. 100% Federal Funds For additional publicly-available information: see SOS's Business Record

- #24 | Fish And Game Department | Consent Calendar | Authorize to accept the donation of two islands totaling 11.96+/- acres located in the Pemigewasset River in Thornton, Grafton County, NH, from LCJ Holdings, LLC, for the purpose of wildlife habitat conservation and mitigation for State-protected species impacts associated with the Owl’s Nest Development project. Effective upon G&C approval. There is no funding requested. Hunting and fishing are permissible uses on the land. For additional publicly-available information: see SOS's Business Record

- #25 | Department Of Natural & Cultural Resources | Consent Calendar | Authorize the Division of Forests and Lands to budget and expend $6,700 of balance forward revenue to effectively manage and enforce the Mining and Reclamation Program. Effective upon G&C approval through June 30, 2026. 100% Revolving Funds

- #26 | Department Of Natural & Cultural Resources | Consent Calendar | Authorize the Division of Parks and Recreation to enter into a contract with Sno-Engineering, Inc. d/b/a SE Group, Burlington, VT in the amount of $214,225 to conduct an Infrastructure Assessment and Management Plan for the Conway Branch Rail Trail. Effective upon G&C approval through June 30, 2027. 100% Agency Funds For additional publicly-available information: see SOS's Business Record

- #27 | Department Of Natural & Cultural Resources | Consent Calendar | Authorize the State Library to award a Conservation Number Plate (Moose Plate) Grant to the Town of Hampton Falls, NH, in the amount of $10,000 to conduct conservation treatment and to digitize and microfilm town records. Effective upon G&C approval through December 31, 2026. 100% Other Funds (Agency Income)

- #28 | Department Of Natural & Cultural Resources | Consent Calendar | Authorize the State Library to award a Conservation Number Plate (Moose Plate) Grant to the Town of Stratford, NH, in the amount of $10,000 to conduct conservation treatment and to digitize and microfilm town records. Effective upon G&C approval through December 31, 2026. 100% Other Funds (Agency Income)

- #29 | Department Of Natural & Cultural Resources | Consent Calendar | Authorize the State Library to award a Conservation Number Plate (Moose Plate) Grant to Nesmith Library in Windham, NH, in the amount of $10,000 to conduct conservation treatment and to digitize and microfilm town records. Effective upon G&C approval through December 31, 2026. 100% Other Funds (Agency Income)

- #30 | Department Of Environmental Services | Consent Calendar | Authorize to accept and place on file the report for State Fiscal Years 2024 and 2025 of the Milfoil and other Exotic Plants Prevention and Research Grant Program.

- #31 | Department Of Environmental Services | Consent Calendar | Authorize to retroactively pay the 2026 membership dues to The Environmental Council of the States, Washington, DC in the amount of $14,000 for the period October 1, 2025 through September 30, 2026. Effective upon G&C approval. 100% Federal Funds

- #32 | Department Of Environmental Services | Consent Calendar | Authorize to retroactively pay the New Hampshire Water Works Association, for calendar year 2026 membership dues in the amount of $5,000. Effective upon G&C approval. 100% Federal Funds

- #33 | Department Of Environmental Services | Consent Calendar | Authorize the Aquatic Resources Mitigation Fund Program (ARM) to enter into a Memorandum of Understanding with the Department of Environmental Services Water Division, Dam Bureau totaling $4,510,464 for the purpose of removing the Hadley Falls Dam and restoring natural stream and wetland functions in Goffstown, NH. Effective upon G&C approval through December 31, 2032. 100% ARM Funds

- #34 | Department Of Environmental Services | Consent Calendar | Authorize to award a Water Infrastructure Improvement for the Nation Act grant to Brandywine Owners Association, Inc., East Kingston, NH, in the amount not to exceed $352,200 to finance water system improvements. Effective upon G&C approval through September 30, 2027. 100% Federal Funds For additional publicly-available information: see SOS's Business Record

- #35 | Department Of Environmental Services | Consent Calendar | Authorize to award a Lead Service Line Inventory Grant to the Town of Derry, NH in the amount of $19,000 to develop and implement a drinking water service line inventory. Effective upon G&C approval through December 31, 2027. 100% Federal Funds

- #36 | Department Of Environmental Services | Consent Calendar | Authorize to award a Lead Service Line Inventory Grant to the Town of Milford, NH in the amount of $60,000 to develop and implement a drinking water service line inventory. Effective upon G&C approval through December 31, 2027. 100% Federal Funds

- #37 | Department Of Environmental Services | Consent Calendar | Authorize to enter into a grant agreement with the Town of Fitzwilliam, NH totaling $365,685 for partial funding for the replacement of one engine model year 2006 dump truck. Effective upon G&C approval through September 30, 2027. 100% New Hampshire Volkswagen Environmental Mitigation Trust Funds

- #38 | Department Of Environmental Services | Consent Calendar | Authorize to enter into a grant agreement with the Town of Plymouth, NH totaling $251,314 for partial funding for the replacement of one engine model year 2002 fire truck. Effective upon G&C approval through September 30, 2027. 100% New Hampshire Volkswagen Environmental Mitigation Trust Funds

- #39 | Department Of Environmental Services | Consent Calendar | Authorize to amend an American Rescue Plan Act grant to the South Weare Mobile Home Cooperative, Weare, NH (originally approved by G&C on 10/4/23, Item #64, archived document), for waste and wastewater system improvements by increasing the grant limitation by $85,900 from $390,615 to $476,515, and by extending the completion date from June 1, 2026 to August 31, 2026. Effective upon G&C approval through August 31, 2026. 100% Federal Funds For additional publicly-available information: see SOS's Business Record

- #40 | Department Of Environmental Services | Consent Calendar | Authorize to retroactively amend a PFAS grant agreement to Stratham Memorial School, Exeter, NH (originally approved by G&C on 10/16/24, Item #89, archived document), by extending the completion date from September 30, 2025 to March 31, 2026 to allow additional time to complete the installation of a treatment system designed to address per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in the public water supply. Effective as of October 1, 2025, upon G&C approval through March 31, 2026. This is a no cost time extension. 100% Federal Funds

- #41 | Department Of Environmental Services | Consent Calendar | Authorize to retroactively amend a per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances Remediation Response Fund (PFAS RLF) grant agreement to Lochmere Village Water District, Tilton, NH (originally approved by G&C on 12/21/22, Item #85, archived document) by extending the completion date from July 1, 2025 to March 31, 2026 to allow additional time to complete the required closure paperwork and submit for reimbursement for their per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances treatment installation project. Effective as of July 1, 2025, upon G&C approval through March 31, 2026. This is a no cost time extension. 100% PFAS Response Funds

- #42 | Department Of Environmental Services | Consent Calendar | Authorize a loan agreement with the City of Somersworth, NH in the amount not to exceed $3,212,000 to finance water system improvements, under the provisions of RSA 486:14 and NH Code of Administrative Rules Env-Dw 1100 et seq. Effective upon G&C approval. 96.89% DWSRF Repayment Funds, 3.11% Federal Funds

- #43 | Department Of Environmental Services | Consent Calendar | Authorize to enter into a sole source contract with Quinn Geoscience Advisory Services, LLC, Rye, NH, in the amount of $33,566 to perform 1:24,000-scale bedrock geologic mapping of the southern half of the Derry quadrangle. Effective upon G&C approval through December 31, 2026. 100% Federal Funds For additional publicly-available information: see SOS's Business Record

- #44 | Department Of Environmental Services | Consent Calendar | Authorize to enter into a sole source agreement with Research Triangle Institute d/b/a RTI International, Research Triangle Park, NC, in the amount of $263,563 for four years of hosting and support for watershed modeling, forecasting and providing public access to watershed data. Effective upon G&C approval through October 31, 2029. 5% Dam Maintenance Funds, 95% General Funds. (2) Further authorize to enter into a sole source agreement with Research Triangle Institute d/b/a RTI International, Research Triangle Park, NC, in the amount of $222,184 for the purpose of developing new basin models, improving existing basin models, and implementing interface improvements to the Amanzi ® Forecast System. Effective upon G&C approval through October 31, 2029. 100% Capital (General) Funds For additional publicly-available information: see SOS's Business Record

- #45 | Department Of Environmental Services | Consent Calendar | Authorize to retroactively amend a Drinking Water and Groundwater Trust Fund grant to the Plymouth Village Water and Sewer District, Plymouth, NH (originally approved by G&C on 8/2/23, Item #51, archived document), by extending the completion date from December 1, 2025 to December 31, 2026 to allow additional time to complete the agreed upon scope of services for the Holderness Well source development. Effective as of December 2, 2025, upon G&C approval. No additional funding is involved in this time extension. 100% Drinking Water and Groundwater Trust Fund

- #46 | Department Of Education | Consent Calendar | Authorize the Bureau of Vocational Rehabilitation to hold an organized event on October 8, 2026, at the Puritan Event and Conference Center, Manchester, NH for a total event cost not to exceed $19,370 for the purpose of sponsoring an event titled “The 17th Annual Employment Leadership Awards.” Effective upon G&C approval through November 30, 2026. 100% Federal Funds

- #47 | Department Of Education | Consent Calendar | Authorize the Bureau of Vocational Rehabilitation to enter into a five-year sole source lease agreement with 149 Emerald Street, LLC, Howell, NJ for an amount not to exceed $367,396.44 for the use of office space for a VR Regional Office serving the Keene, NH area located at 49 Emerald Street, Suite T, in Keene, NH. Effective upon G&C approval for the period of March 1, 2026 through February 28, 2031. 100% Federal Funds For additional publicly-available information: see SOS's Business Record

- #48 | Lottery And Gaming Commission | Consent Calendar | Authorize a sole source amendment to extend the contract with Scientific Games, Alpharetta, GA (originally approved by 6/21/17, Item #125, archived document) for instant ticket printing and cooperative services by an additional five years from June 30, 2027 to June 30, 2032, while maintaining the same base cost, adding no-cost benefits, and decreasing the annual price limitation by $2,000,000 from $11,000,000 to $9,000,000. Effective upon G&C approval. 100% Lottery Funds For additional publicly-available information: see SOS's Business Record

- #49 | Lottery And Gaming Commission | Consent Calendar | Authorize to amend an existing contract with Crown NH Gaming, LLC d/b/a DraftKings, Boston, MA (originally approved by G&C on 11/25/19, Item #72A, archived document), to provide sports betting systems, equipment and services to operate mobile and retail sportsbooks within the state, by exercising a contract extension option for an additional two years from July 1, 2026 to June 30, 2028. The parties also seek to increase the amount of promotional deductions allowed for the retail channel from 10% to 40%. Effective July 1, 2026, upon G&C approval. 100% Lottery Funds For additional publicly-available information: see SOS's Business Record

- #50 | Lottery And Gaming Commission | Consent Calendar | Authorize to retroactively pay the North American Association of State and Provincial Lotteries, Concord, OH, the amount of $25,000 for Calendar Year 2026 membership dues. Effective upon G&C approval for the period of January 1, 2026 through December 31, 2026. 100% Lottery Funds

- #51 | Department Of Safety | Consent Calendar | Authorize the Division of State Police to enter into a contract with Teledyne FLIR Defense, Inc., Wilsonville, OR, in an amount not to exceed $409,098 for the upgrade of our FLIR 380 HDC thermal imaging system on the State Police Bell 407 helicopter. Effective upon G&C approval through June 30, 2029. 7.57% General Funds, 86.86% Highway Funds, 5.57% Turnpike Funds For additional publicly-available information: see SOS's Business Record

- #52 | Department Of Safety | Consent Calendar | Authorize to enter into a grant agreement with the University of New Hampshire in the amount of $236,200 for a portion of the 2025 Homeland Security Grant Program. Effective upon G&C approval through September 30, 2026. 100% Federal Funds. (2) Further authorize to enter into a grant agreement with the University of New Hampshire in the amount of $90,000 for a portion of the 2025 Homeland Security Grant Program. Effective upon G&C approval through September 30, 2026. 100% Federal Funds For additional publicly-available information: see SOS's Business Record

- #53 | Department Of Safety | Consent Calendar | Authorize the Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Management to award a grant to the Town of Lancaster, NH, in the amount of $4,000 to update the community’s Local Emergency Operations Plan. Effective upon G&C approval through August 31, 2026. 100% Federal Funds

- #54 | Department Of Safety | Consent Calendar | Authorize the Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Management to award a grant to the Town of New Boston, NH, in the amount of $40,000 to purchase and install equipment for the local Emergency Operations Center. Effective upon G&C approval through August 31, 2026. 100% Federal Funds

- #55 | Department Of Safety | Consent Calendar | Authorize the Office of the Commission to enter into a grant agreement with the Tilton School, Tilton, NH in the amount of $186,850 to provide funding for physical and cybersecurity enhancements and other security-related activities. Effective upon G&C approval through April 30, 2028. 100% Federal Funds

- #56 | Department Of Safety | Consent Calendar | Authorize the Office of Highway Safety to enter into a contract with LexisNexis Coplogic Solutions, Inc., Alpharetta, GA in the amount of $330,000 for providing traffic related data collection, analysis and reporting information for the NH Traffic Records Strategic Plan and the NH Annual Grant Application. Effective upon G&C approval through September 30, 2030. 100% Federal Funds For additional publicly-available information: see SOS's Business Record

- #57 | Department Of Safety | Consent Calendar | Authorize the Division of Emergency Services and Communications, to enter into a no cost Memorandum of Understanding with The Federal Emergency Management Agency to interoperate with the Integrated Public Alert and Warning System. Effective upon G&C approval for the period of March 1, 2026 through March 1, 2029.

- #58 | Department Of Safety | Consent Calendar | Authorize to enter into a grant agreement with St. Joseph Hospital, Nashua, NH, in the amount of $121,490 to provide funding for physical and cyber security enhancements and other security-related activities. Effective upon G&C approval through April 30, 2028. 100% Federal Funds For additional publicly-available information: see SOS's Business Record

- #59 | Department Of Safety | Consent Calendar | Authorize to enter into a grant agreement with the Trustees of Dartmouth College, Hanover, NH, in the amount of $150,000 to provide funding for physical and cyber security enhancements and other security-related activities at The Roth Center. Effective upon G&C approval through April 30, 2028. 100% Federal Funds For additional publicly-available information: see SOS's Business Record

- #60 | Department Of Safety | Consent Calendar | Authorize the Office of the Commissioner to enter into a grant agreement with the Trustees of Dartmouth College, Hanover, NH, in the amount of $150,000 to provide funding for physical and cyber security enhancements and other security-related activities at The Safety and Security Center at Dartmouth. Effective upon G&C approval through April 30, 2028. 100% Federal Funds For additional publicly-available information: see SOS's Business Record

- #61 | Department Of Safety | Consent Calendar | Authorize the Division of Fire Safety to award a grant to the Keene Fire Department in the amount of $15,833 from a portion of the 2024 Homeland Security Grant Program. Effective upon G&C approval through August 31, 2027. 100% Federal Funds

- #61A | Department Of Safety | Consent Calendar | Authorize the Division of State Police to amend an existing sole source contract with Computer Projects of Illinois, Inc., Bolingbrook, IL (originally approved by G&C on 6/14/23, Item #150, archived document), to provide a Bail Notification database Hotfile, update the State's Interstate Identification Index and National Instant Criminal Background Check interface to National Information Exchange Model compliant XML standards, and increase annual maintenance and support costs, by increasing the price limitation by $503,079 from $5,903,686.63 to $6,406,765.63, with no change in the contract completion date of June 30, 2028. Effective upon G&C approval. DOS Source of Funds: 74% Transfer from Other Agency, 26% General Funds. DoIT Source of Funds: 19.0% General, 1.3% Federal, 23.9% Highway Funds and 55.8% Other For additional publicly-available information: see SOS's Business Record

- #62 | Division For Behavioral Health | Consent Calendar | Authorize to enter into retroactive sole source amendments to existing contracts (originally approved by G&C on 6/14/23, Item #31, archived document) with the Contractors to modify funding and the scope of services for uncompensated care, Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinic readiness, training services, as detailed in the letter dated January 27, 2026, by increasing the total price limitation by $9,530,852 from $89,444,473 to $98,975,325 with no change to the completion dates June 30, 2027. Effective retroactive to January 1, 2026, upon G&C approval. 24% Federal Funds, 76% General Funds For additional publicly-available information: see SOS's Business Record West Central Services, Inc. Northern Human Services The Lakes Region Mental Health Center, Inc Riverbend Community Mental Health, Inc Monadnock Family Services The Community Council of Nashua, NH The Mental Health Center of Greater Manchester, Inc Seacoast Mental Health Center, Inc Behavioral Health & Development Services of Strafford County, Inc The Mental Health Center for Southern New Hampshire

- #63 | Division For Behavioral Health | Consent Calendar | Authorize to enter into a sole source amendment to an existing contract with The Upper Room, a Family Resource Center, Derry, NH (originally approved by G&C on 3/22/23, Item #9, archived document) to add funding for the continued provision of a Youth Navigator program, per Federal requirements, by increasing the price limitation by $6,327 from $775,103 to $781,430 with no change to the contract completion date of September 30, 2029. Effective upon G&C approval. 100% Federal Funds For additional publicly-available information: see SOS's Business Record

- #64 | Division For Behavioral Health | Consent Calendar | Authorize to enter into a sole source amendment to an existing contract with Light of Life Ministries, New Boston, NH (originally approved by G&C on 10/16/24, Item #13, archived document), to continue providing emergency shelter case management services to individuals and families experiencing homelessness, or are at risk of becoming homeless, by exercising a contract renewal option by increasing the price limitation by $89,798 from $89,798 to $179,596 and extending the completion date from June 30, 2026 to June 30, 2028. Effective July 1, 2026, upon G&C approval. 100% Federal Funds For additional publicly-available information: see SOS's Business Record

- #65 | Division For Behavioral Health | Consent Calendar | Authorize to enter into a sole source amendment to an existing contract with Concord Coalition to End Homelessness, Concord, NH (originally approved by G&C on 9/25/24, Item #21, archived document) to add funding and modify scope for the continued provision of Continuum of Care housing services, by exercising a contract renewal option, by increasing the price limitation by $125,661 from $700,525 to $826,186 and extending the completion date from September 30, 2029 to November 30, 2029. Effective upon G&C approval. 100% Federal Funds For additional publicly-available information: see SOS's Business Record Glencliff Home

- #66 | Division For Behavioral Health | Consent Calendar | Authorize to amend an existing contract with A.O. Phaneuf & Son Funeral Home, LLC, Manchester, NH (originally approved by G&C on 6/1/22, Item #15, archived document) to continue providing burial and cremation services for Glencliff Home residents, by exercising a contract renewal option by increasing the price limitation by $22,240 from $44,480 to $66,720 and extending the completion date from June 30, 2026 to June 30, 2028. Effective July 1, 2026, upon G&C approval. 49.44% General Funds, 50.56% Other Funds (Agency Income) For additional publicly-available information: see SOS's Business Record

- #67 | Division Of Medicaid Services | Consent Calendar | Authorize to amend an existing contract with Dane Street, LLC, Palm Beach Gardens, FL (originally approved by G&C on 5/31/23, Item #25, archived document) to continue providing independent clinical review services by exercising a contract renewal option, to increase the price limitation by $28,000 from $21,000 to $49,000 and extending the completion date from June 30, 2026 to June 30, 2030. Effective July 1, 2026, upon G&C approval. 50% Federal Funds, 34% General Funds, 16% Other Funds (Granite Advantage) For additional publicly-available information: see SOS's Business Record

- #68 | Division Of Public Health | Consent Calendar | Authorize to amend an existing contract with JSI Research & Training Institute, Inc. d/b/a Community Health Institute, Bow, NH (originally approved by G&C on 4/10/24, Item #9, archived document), to continue to provide training and technical assistance to the Department’s Home Visiting programs by exercising a contract renewal option by increasing the price limitation by $550,000 from $760,000 to $1,310,000 and extending the completion date from June 30, 2026 to June 30, 2028. Effective upon G&C approval. 100% Federal Funds For additional publicly-available information: see SOS's Business Record

- #69 | Department Of Administrative Services | Consent Calendar | Authorize the request of the Division of Personnel for waiver of reclassification decision. Effective at the start of the first payroll period following approval by the G&C. There is no cost associated with the requested reclassifications.

- #70 | Department Of Administrative Services | Consent Calendar | Authorize a Working Capital Warrant for the month of March 2026 in the amount of $1,050,000,000 to cover the payment of expenditures for the month.

- #71 | Department Of Administrative Services | Consent Calendar | Authorize to hold an organized meeting on April 10, 2026 at the Edward Cross Training Complex in Pembroke, NH for the purpose of conducting a one-day energy conference. Food and other conference costs are estimated not to exceed $5,000. Effective upon G&C approval. 100% Transfer of Federal Funds from Other Agency

- #72 | Department Of Administrative Services | Consent Calendar | Authorize the Division of Risk and Benefits, under RSA 281-A:13, V., to waive a portion of the State’s $121,876.70 gross lien related to a worker’s compensation claim and to accept $33,333.33 to satisfy the lien. Effective upon G&C approval.

- #73 | Department Of Administrative Services | Consent Calendar | Authorize the Division of Risk and Benefits, under RSA 281-A:13, V., to waive a portion of the State’s $135,010.02 gross lien related to a worker’s compensation claim and to accept $45,000 to satisfy the lien. Effective upon G&C approval.

- #74 | Department Of Administrative Services | Consent Calendar | Authorize to enter into a sole source amendment to an existing contract with Kang Company, Inc., Concord, NH (originally approved by the Commissioner of the Department of Administrative Services on May 22, 2024) for janitorial cleaning services, by increasing the price limitation by $112,686 from $237,314 to $350,000 and no change to the contract completion date. Effective upon G&C approval through June 30, 2027. For additional publicly-available information: see SOS's Business Record

- #75 | Department Of Administrative Services | Consent Calendar | Authorize to enter into a contract with Ares Integrated Resources LLC, Ruther Glen, VA, for ammunition in an amount up to and not to exceed $909,225. Effective upon G&C approval through September 30, 2030, with the option to extend for up to two years.

- #76 | Department Of Administrative Services | Consent Calendar | Authorize to enter into a contract with Henderson Products, Inc., Manchester, IA, for spreader parts, dump bodies, and plows in an amount up to and not to exceed $18,473,340.50. Effective upon G&C approval through September 30, 2030, with the option to extend for up to two years. *

- #56 | Department Of Business And Economic Affairs (Tabled At G&C Meeting 1/28/26) | Tabled Item | TABLED - The Governor and Council on motion of Councilor Stephen, seconded by Councilor Liot Hill, voted to table the request to enter into a contract with Strategic Marketing & Research Insights, LLC, Indianapolis, IN in the amount of $512,000 for research services. Effective upon G&C approval through June 30, 2027, with an option to renew for one two-year period. 100% General Funds For additional publicly-available information: see SOS's Business Record

- #97B | Department Of Safety (Tabled At G&C Meeting 1/28/26) | Tabled Item | TABLED - The Governor and Council on motion of Councilor Stephen, seconded by Councilor Wheeler, voted to table the request of the Office of Highway Safety to enter into a five-year contract with the Mary Hitchcock Memorial Hospital (Dartmouth Hitchcock), Injury Prevention Center, Lebanon, NH, in the amount of $1,144,997 to conduct the Youth Operator program. Effective upon G&C approval through September 30, 2030. 100% Federal Funds For additional publicly-available information: see SOS's Business Record