With only a few agenda items and the pending departure of City Manager Kip Padgett, who has resigned to take a similar job in North Carolina, the Gainesville City Council has canceled its scheduled work session for Thursday morning. Council, however, will hold its regularly scheduled voting meeting at 5:30 p.m. July 7 in the municipal courtroom of the Public Safety Complex, 701 Queen City Parkway. Independence Day holiday closings Hall County's administrative offices, courts, community centers and libraries will be closed Friday and Saturday in observance of the Independence Day federal holiday.