Dan Ault, an assistant town manager and chief innovation officer for the Town of Cary, resigned earlier this month, leaving open one of four assistant roles that report directly to the town manager.
Ault’s departure came less than one month after his former boss, Sean Stegall, resigned following alleged misappropriation of town funds and abuses of power. The State Bureau of Investigation opened a criminal inquiry into Stegall’s spending last week at the request of the Wake County district attorney and Cary police.
A town spokesperson confirmed that Ault resigned on January 8 but did not immediately respond to INDY’s questions about whether his resignation was related to Stegall’s…