Fine Gael Councillor Adam Teskey said he and his colleagues feel "disenfranchised" by a change in the structure of what was previously called the Joint Policing Committee.
A political row has erupted in Limerick over the new Local Community Safety Partnership, which is replacing the Joint Policing Committee (JPC).
Councillor Teskey said the council's representation has been "depleted" to a total of just seven members, which means only one elected representative from each municipal district will be elected to the partnership.
The councillor said that previously, the JPC had double the amount of council representation.
Speaking to Live95 News, he called the new structure a "regressive establishment" that is "completely inadequate to the days of modern policing".
Teskey believes the move was spearheaded by national policymakers who he says "failed to listen" to councillors, and are "out of touch with the reality of what is happening in rural areas".
He argued that the people elected with a mandate, who have their "ear to the ground," are now being "silenced" on the issue of crime.
Councillors at yesterday's Adare-Rathkeale council meeting were asked to nominate a representative for the Local Community Safety Partnership, or to nominate someone before the end of November.
Teskey said councillors have "made their reservations known" that they don't feel it is the "correct and fitting manner in which to do business", and he requested a "roll back" on it.
Speaking to Live95, he said: "previously we were able to engage with An Garda Síochána, we were able to see statistically where members should be best placed with regards to the prevention of crime".
The new partnership will also involve representatives from TUSLA, the HSE, An Garda Síochána, and the PPN, among other relevant members.
