Clay Township's ousted fire chief said he was wrongfully terminated after pointing out alleged fraudulent activities involving a federal grant and unpaid overtime due to firefighters. Daryl DuPage filed a whistleblower lawsuit against the township and several board members Thursday. DuPage was asked to resign in December before the board officially voted to fire him the next month. His contract had been renewed in October with annual pay raises included. In the complaint filed in St. Clair County Circuit Court, the township and five officials are accused of mishandling or ignoring the reporting of information about ferry fees to a federal grant agency and neglecting to pay some overtime to firefighters.