Replies(3) West Falmouth Harbor on Cape Cod (Shutterstock) Falmouth, MA — Allegations that a Falmouth Historical Commission and Community Preservation Commission member violated a conflict of interest law were resolved Tuesday when the State Ethics Commission issued a Public Education Letter. Nicole Goldman, the member, was acting on behalf of a private nonprofit organization when she requested funding and support from the commissions for preserving a geodesic dome built in the 1950s. The conflict of interest law prohibits municipal employees from acting on behalf of anyone other than the municipality in matters "in which the municipality is a party or has a direct or substantial interest." The Public Education Letter states this is to prevent a division in loyalty between the municipality and the other, private entity.