Governor Bill Richardson took to his official blog to unveil a draft plan to implement the five days of furloughs he announced last week.

The initial plan for the furloughs, which would include all employees except for “critical public safety and welfare positions,” is as follows:

The draft plan outlines the following possible furlough days:

Thursday, Dec. 24, 2009 (Friday, Dec. 25 is a paid holiday)

Thursday, Dec. 31, 2009 (Friday, Jan. 1 is a paid holiday)

Friday, Jan. 15, 2009 (Monday, Jan. 18 is a paid holiday)

Friday, April 2, 2009 (Furlough day would replace 4 hours of administrative leave)

Friday, May 28, 2009 (Monday, May 31 is a paid holiday)

As reported by The Independent last week, the plan “is projected to save nearly $11 million with the furloughs, which will work out to the rough equivalent of a 2 percent salary cut for state workers.”