Staff member says Greer will issue commemorative police badge for 150th anniversary in 2026

A staff member told the Greer City Council that the city will issue commemorative Greer police badges in 2026 to mark the city’s 150th anniversary, using the design of a rare original badge owned by a local collector. The staff member said the council passed a resolution to fund the reproductions and authorized the design as the city’s official badge for the year.

The staff member said the badge design came from an antique owned by a community collector, and that staff photographed the original and sent the image to the city’s badge vendor for reproduction. "We loved the look of that badge," the staff member said, adding that it was the only original of which they were aware. The speaker noted the antique bore a variant spelling that included an extra "s" at the end; the city’s name is spelled "Greer."

The staff member said the project was funded through the city council and incorporated into a resolution that authorized the commemorative badge as the official badge for 2026. "We were able to get that funded through our through our city council," the staff member said. The speaker added, "We now have these badges and we're going to wear them, uh, the rest of 2026."

The record in the transcript does not include the text of the resolution, the vote tally, or the name of a mover or seconder. City staff described the action as an authorization and funding approval; no further formal motions or vote details were recorded in the provided transcript segments. The staff member said the badges would be used through the remainder of 2026.