The Strafford County Commission opened its November 2025 meeting by approving the minutes from the prior session and handling routine administrative business before postponing a scheduled budget review.

The chair asked for a motion to approve the minutes; a motion was made, seconded and adopted by voice vote with members responding "Aye." The minutes' adoption concluded the first item on the agenda.

When the commission reached the second item — the third-quarter budget report — staff asked for a delay. "I just received some additional information that I need to make a couple of adjustments," said Mister Bauch, who asked commissioners to postpone because, he said, "if you were to approve it, it wouldn't be accurate." The commission agreed to delay consideration. Staff said the corrected report "will be sent out to the delegation in a timely manner" and posted on the county website once complete.

The chair also announced upcoming scheduling and community-oriented events, including an executive budget meeting and an employee-and-tenant pizza gathering planned for Dec. 18, a regular meeting day. The chair invited staff and tenants to attend.

Separately, the chair noted county officials statewide are tracking the upcoming legislative session and reported that roughly 1,400 bills have been filed so far; he encouraged participation in the Association of Counties' legislative committee call at 1 p.m. Friday to monitor bills as their full wording becomes available.

The meeting proceeded to public comment, where brief, non-substantive remarks were heard before the body moved to a separate agenda item.