The proceedings shall be conducted in accordance with the state constitution, the applicable state statutes and rules of the state supreme court pertaining to police courts. The proceedings shall also be conducted in accordance with the rules of criminal procedure for the superior court, unless otherwise prescribed, and providing this code and resolutions of the city are not in conflict therewith. The magistrate court shall at all times be open for transaction of business except on nonjudicial days. [Code 2006 § 5-3-1].