A South Australian council has threatened to pursue legal avenues against a ratepayer who labelled one of its employees a "wank stain" on social media.

The comment was part of a series of posts made by Moonta resident Brad Galloway, criticising the Copper Coast Council over what he labelled "revenue raising".

In July, the council deployed the Aero Ranger parking monitoring system at its three population centres — Kadina, Moonta and Wallaroo — to a mixed reaction from residents and traders.

The Aero Ranger system uses number plate recognition technology to enforce parking rules.

Statements 'harassing and offensive'

In August, Mr Galloway wrote on a community Facebook page that the council had denied him a parking permit outside his home, located in a commercial zone with time restricti

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