This series consists of material that pertains to Johnson and the charter commission. It is valuable in tracing the development of the charter commission in revising and rewriting the Grand Rapids city charter. The time span covers 1970-1973. The series is divided among the following sub series: correspondence brochures, documents, financial records, magazine articles, newspaper clippings, notes, pamphlets, proceedings, and miscellaneous.

Correspondences provide valuable background information in regards to the revision of the city charter, Johnson's victory in the election for the charter Commission seat, tasks of the commission, legal representation, and the failure of the commission's proposed charter. In addition, there are correspondences that contain comments about the charter commission meetings.

Brochures are valuable in describing the positive aspects of the proposed charter. In addition, there is a message from the charter commission on their work. Documents provide samples of the three proposed charters that were presented or offered by the charter commission, and charters from Michigan cities. In addition, there are copies of the 1951 and 1952 charters, and the Home Rule Act. Furthermore, there are documents that provide valuable information on the pros and cons of the proposed charter.