In lieu of the reimbursement for travel expenses provided by any other section of this chapter, any employee of the county, when assigned to a session of the Washington State legislature as a full-time "lobbyist" as defined in RCW 42.17.020(19), shall receive a per diem allowance for each and every day of the legislative session at a rate equivalent to that authorized by the state director of financial management pursuant to RCW 43.03.050 for members of the Washington State legislature. (Added by Ord. 87-003 § 1, Jan. 21, 1987).