Members of the Batavia Village Council held a special session Jan. 30 to elect a new council member. The session was held to replace the vacant seat left by former council member Scott Runck, who recently was forced to resign during the previous council meeting in order to pursue his new position on the Batavia Board of Education.

During the past few weeks, council members have been accepting letters of interest from local residents who wished to pursue a position on the council. The mayor