Rules: You may use whatever material you like to decorate your egg, but you must include at least one egg in your submission to qualify for prizes.
Invite your colleagues and/or your family to participate with you.
The more the merrier!
Giftcard prizes will be awarded for:
$100- People's Choice sponsored by T2
$100- Most SWPTAstic sponsored by PaybyPhone
$100- Best Parking Theme sponsored by Tez Technology
The Program provides an overview of best practices established by frontline parking enforcement personnel. The program covers the history of policing and enforcement and explores Routine Activity Theory in relation to parking enforcement. We will delve into the multifaceted role of parking enforcement, encompassing enforcement, community caretaking, and acting as ambassadors for the agency. The importance of meeting community expectations, such as professionalism, courtesy, and adherence to civility principles, is highlighted.
The training also addresses:
Officer safety is a crucial component encompassing:
Legal considerations, physical fitness and wellness, general traffic and parking enforcement, traffic control, directing traffic, and scenario-based training are also covered to ensure a comprehensive and well-rounded training approach for frontline parking enforcement personnel.
Trainers:
Captain Nick Nicholas has been with the Seal Beach Police Department since 2010. He has served in various assignments, including most recently as the Support Services Bureau Captain, where he oversees Parking and Animal Control Services. He previously served as the City’s Public Information Officer. Captain Nicholas also worked as a patrol watch commander, field training officer, terrorism liaison officer, explorer post advisor, homeless liaison officer, beach/bike patrol officer, and was assigned as the Department's Narcotics Detective. He is recognized by the International Association of Chiefs of Police as a Drug Recognition Expert and is a licensed Emergency Medical Technician. Captain Nicholas holds a master’s degree in Political Science and a bachelor’s degree in Public Administration. He is also the Department’s Police Facility Dog Handler and works every day with his partner K-9 Yosa.
Commander Caleb Davis has been in law enforcement for over 17 years and has been a member of the Paso Robles Police Department for over 5 years. One of the duties within Commander Davis’s oversight is the City’s parking program. Commander Davis has a bachelor’s degree from California State University, Long Beach, and a master’s degree in Public Administration from Walden University
Rates:
SWPTA Member:
Early bird Special $50 - Register by February 29
$75 – Register by March 31
$100 at the door
Non Member:
Early bird Special $100 – Register by Feb 29
$125 – Register by March 31
$150 at the door
SWPTA Group Rate:
DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel Durango
501 Camino Del Rio, Durango, Colorado, 81301, USA
Hotel Rate - $129 (must use the SWPTA registration link)
6 CAPP points towards the CAPP application and 4 CAPP Points for Recertificants in Program Type 2
Conference Scholarships
Every year SWPTA awards a number of scholarships to people who are financially unable to attend the annual conference. This year due to restrictions on budgets SWPTA finds this scholarship especially necessary. Please feel free to share the scholarship application with your friends and colleagues.
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Join SWPTA in Durango, Colorado, April 1-3, 2024. The Program provides an overview of best practices established by frontline parking enforcement personnel. The program covers the history of policing and enforcement and explores Routine Activity Theory in relation to parking enforcement. We will delve into the multifaceted role of parking enforcement, encompassing enforcement, community caretaking, and acting as ambassadors for the agency. The importance of meeting community expectations, such as professionalism, courtesy, and adherence to civility principles, is highlighted.