2025 Awards for Excellence: City of Norfolk, Virginia
The Risk Management Division launched its inaugural Risk Management Day nearly three years ago and has since continued to host the event annually, both virtually and in person. The event features a series of educational sessions and interactive discussions designed to gradually cultivate a citywide culture of risk awareness. The initiative aims to enhance knowledge about risk exposures, such as health, safety, and security management; reinforce existing policies and procedures; and empower employees to recognize the importance of their roles in workplace risk management—whether they are observing, experiencing, or reporting incidents. Each session in the program addresses three core objectives: (1) exploring how the city can manage costly, yet often preventable, casualty and liability risk exposures, (2) identifying both internal trends and national trends with a Norfolk-specific impact, and (3) facilitating dialogue between employees and city leadership to promote shared accountability. Risk Management Day is a simple, cost-effective solution that raises awareness of behaviors that affect the city and its residents to varying degrees and leverages risk management methodologies, including, for example, the elemental key steps to identify, analyze, control, finance, and administer liability, property, and casualty risks.
Publication Date: December 2025
Author: Mike Mucha
