The City Manager appoints all heads of departments and employees of the City, except those in elected, judicial, Alexandria City Public Schools, Alexandria Health Department, Alexandria Redevelopment and Housing Authority, Alex Renew, DASH, and Libraries positions, City Attorney's Office, and the Office of City Clerk/Clerk of Council. The Chief Labor Relations Officer (CLRO) under direction from the City Manager's Office performs the work of planning, organizing, directing, and negotiating a comprehensive collective bargaining program for the applicable workforce under the City's Ordinance 5336, Chapter 5 - Officers and Employees, Article E - Collective Bargaining.