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Ipswich MA 911
NSR911 leadership Alyson Dell Isola and Christopher Ryan (ICAM screen grab)

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IPSWICH — After a fractious start and a walkout by around 30 public safety personnel, the select board heard Monday how the town could hand off its 911 responsibilities to a regional group.

The argument started at Monday night’s board meeting after chairwoman Tammy Jones said the board would listen to a presentation only and would not from the public. That would be done at a later meeting, she added, and encouraged people to write in their feedback.

That drew grumbles and complaints for the audience that the approach was “not fair” and that people had shown up to express concerns about moving emergency dispatch from Ipswich to Middleton, where it would be based…