During liaison reports, commissioners summarized recent and upcoming meetings and flagged several items of community interest.

Commissioner Neidera (as named in the roll call) and others noted a planned neutral, fact-based forum on data centers expected in January to address what staff described as "a ton of misinformation" being circulated. Commissioners said public education on data-center operations (for example, closed-loop water cooling) is planned because local townships are considering how to address potential projects.

On mental health, commissioners cited an early analysis from the County Commissioners Association of Pennsylvania (CCAP) indicating an overall 1.9% decrease in mental-health funding; they said county base funds used for case management remain flat but human-services departments await more detailed guidance. Commissioners also reported ongoing coordination with provider Connections Health Solutions on staffing and operations for the walk-in center and noted transfers of block-grant funds to support a long-term structured residency project.

Commissioners discussed state House activity on battery management (referred in the meeting as House Bill 1233): they described votes moving the bill forward and expressed concern the county could be asked to play a role as a collection site for lithium batteries, with implications for public safety and waste handling. They asked staff to monitor the bill's trajectory and potential local impacts.

Additional liaison items included veterans events, planning commission decisions (zoning text amendment declined for Middlesex Township; other local land-use amendments approved), grant recommendations for Shippensburg University and Cumberland Valley Rail Trail, farmland preservation updates, and staff retirements and recognitions.