Batavia Mayor John Thebout, left, administers the oath of office to Councilman Thomas Ellis, center, and Councilman Jason Garrison. Garrison joined the Batavia Village Council at the board’s Jan. 11 meeting, and Councilman Thomas Ellis began a new term. Running unopposed, Garrison was elected for the first time in the November balloting, and Ellis won a second term. Council terms are four years. Thebout began his fourth four-year term as mayor. Judge Victor Haddad administered the mayor’s oath Dec. 28.