Plans were afoot to utilise the fire station in the Royal Burgh for community beat officer
Neil Thompson , who covers the Mearns coastal area.
The matter was due to be considered at the June meeting of the Grampian Joint Fire and Rescue Service Board but has now been postponed.
Councillor George Carr, who has campaigned for joint working, said it was disappointing but that he was still confident an agreement could be reached.
"There is tremendous support for this among board members," he said.
"The police are signed up to it and it has the backing of local councillors and Kincardine and Mearns area manager Willie Munro.
"We just have to keep pushing and get this agreed."
Community councillors said there had been a number of recent incidents of anti-social behaviour and that a more visible police presence was essential.
Inverbervie Police Station shut its doors in 2004 and at present PC Thompson can only make use of 'welfare facilities' at the fire station.
The community council want either a 'police pod' installed there or shared access to facilities to provide residents with a point of contact locally.
Councillor Carr added that the letter he had received from Gordon Moir, area manager of Grampian Fire and Rescue Service, stated that the project was still on the agenda but that more time was needed to consider how it could be achieved.
"The fire service says it needs to resolve a number of issues about partnership arrangements before this can go before the board but that doesn't mean it won't happen," he said.
"Our job now is to keep up the pressure and make sure they know how beneficial this could be as a pilot scheme."