The salary ranges and schedules of the deputies and law clerks of the departments of the corporation counsel and prosecuting attorney shall be set by the corporation counsel and prosecuting attorney respectively with the salary range and schedule of the highest ranking deputy to be 5 percent less than that of the corporation counsel or prosecuting attorney and for subsequent salary ranges and schedules in descending order with a 5 percent differential between salary ranges and schedules.
(Sec. 6-3.1, R.O. 1978 (1983 Ed.)) (1990 Code, Ch. 5, Art. 2, § 5-2.1)