Lambton OPP have charged the former chief administrative officer of the town of Petrolia with breach of trust by a public officer.
Manny Baron, 43, resigned in November of 2017 amid reports of a conflict of interest.
Council had asked for an independent investigation into the matter but said it would not make the probe report public because it is a personnel matter.
Baron had been CAO since July 2012.
He will appear in a Sarnia court on April 16.
