During the public comment period on Oct. 15, Providence resident Kendra (executive director of Stokes Nature Center) told the council she repeatedly found racist literature distributed in the city and asked the council to issue an official statement that the material does not represent Providence.

"It is clear that when we stay silent, it's going to keep happening because silence is complicity," Kendra said, asking the city to publicly affirm that "this is not who the city of Providence is." She said the pamphlets have appeared multiple times in city limits and that she has turned copies over to the sheriff's office.

Council members responded that the material is "not who we are" and discussed possible actions: a public statement, reporting, and enforcement. One councilor asked whether littering fines could be increased and noted the sheriff's office has received material reports.

Separately in council reports, a council member said Cache County Executive Janeen Daines (referred to in the meeting as Executive Daines) had proposed cutting funding for the Cache County Library and that Providence had offered a low-cost building arrangement and utility support to help the library. Staff and councilors encouraged residents to attend a local listening session and participate in advocacy to preserve library funding; a resident noted the library had received NPR coverage that day.

Ending: The council signaled support for an official condemnation and directed staff to consider options for messaging and enforcement coordination; they also urged residents to participate in county-level discussions about library funding.